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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 – 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Alfonso's profession?
(a) He is an archeologist.
(b) He is a baker.
(c) He is a cafe owner.
(d) He is a stock trader.

2. What is Chapter 7's title?
(a) "Cartels and Coconuts."
(b) "Crossing into Baja."
(c) "Some Background as I Lose My Mind."
(d) "The Coast is Clear."

3. How many "miles to go" are listed in the opening of Chapter 2?
(a) 14,253.
(b) 10,045.
(c) 12, 425.
(d) 13,990.

4. When did the author's father set out on foot from New York to walk across America?
(a) 1971.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1975.

5. At about what elevation is Mexico City, according to the author in Chapter 8?
(a) 6,200 feet.
(b) 8,100 feet.
(c) 7,300 feet.
(d) 6,400 feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the Instagram executives that the author and Weston met with in San Francisco?

2. When did the author's parents end their walking journey across America?

3. What is the name of the woman's daughter that she describes as being "retarded" in Chapter 3?

4. Who are the author's friends that drove him and Weston to their launch site for the journey?

5. What English teacher of his did the author ask if she wore a thong in eighth grade?

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