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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 – 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the woman with her daughter drop off the author and Weston after Weston's bike tire blew out in Chapter 3?
(a) Mendocino.
(b) Chico.
(c) Crescent City.
(d) Arcata.

2. To what does the author compare the Channel Islands in Chapter 4?
(a) A bear.
(b) A cloud.
(c) A DMV lobby.
(d) A dragon.

3. What are the "alien-looking trees" that began to appear on the landscape in central Baja (88)?
(a) Boojums.
(b) Pumilio.
(c) Jacaranda.
(d) La Tipa.

4. What is the author's friend Tank's real name?
(a) Andre DuBroc.
(b) Wilson Skawinski.
(c) Roger Anderson.
(d) Michael Gonzales.

5. What date did the author pick to start out on his journey?
(a) September 12.
(b) March 12.
(c) August 28.
(d) April 14.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose quote opens the Prologue to the book?

2. What is the title of Chapter 5?

3. When did the author's father set out on foot from New York to walk across America?

4. What word does the author describe printed on the side of the boat that passed beneath him and Weston while they stopped on the Golden Gate Bridge?

5. Where did the author and Weston meet with executives from Instagram in San Francisco?

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