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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10 – 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Approximately when does the author say the Mayan calendar was carved?
(a) The early 1500s.
(b) The early 1600s.
(c) The early 1700s.
(d) The early 1400s.

2. How many miles to go does the author have on his journey in the opening of Chapter 12?
(a) 6,363.
(b) 8,080.
(c) 10,635.
(d) 9,362.

3. Where was Harry's destination when he disappeared?
(a) Brazil.
(b) Uruguay.
(c) Patagonia.
(d) Paraguay.

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

5. What is the first town that the author describes after crossing the border from Oregon to California in Chapter 3?
(a) Smith River.
(b) Klamath River.
(c) Shasta River.
(d) Trinity River.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the owner of the craft coffee shop that the author describes meeting in Chapter 8?

2. What is the title of Chapter 4?

3. Where did the author intend to mail his bike to meet back up with Weston after going home for Christmas in Chapter 9?

4. What Bible verse is cited with, "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly" (102)?

5. What are the "alien-looking trees" that began to appear on the landscape in central Baja (88)?

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