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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What movie enterprise did Weston tell the author he was not a fan of in Chapter 7?
(a) Spiderman.
(b) Batman.
(c) X-Men.
(d) Star Wars.

2. 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)?
(a) Matthew 7:15.
(b) Genesis 3:1.
(c) James 13:34.
(d) John 10:10.

3. The author says in Chapter 2 that on their first night, he had in his mind that he wanted to sleep under a bridge because it was something that what writer would have done?
(a) James Joyce.
(b) Walt Whitman.
(c) James Baldwin.
(d) Jack Kerouac.

4. What was Weston boiling into a potion when the author met up with him in Nicaragua in Chapter 9?
(a) Psylocybin mushrooms.
(b) Coca leaves.
(c) San Pedro cactus.
(d) Balsa bark.

5. With whom did the author and Weston stay on their last night in Oregon on the journey?
(a) Tina.
(b) Laura.
(c) Anna.
(d) Maria.

6. What craft coffee shop did the author finally find through researching online to visit in Mexico City in Chapter 8?
(a) El Tercer Lugar.
(b) Kraft Coffee.
(c) DeJeune Cafe.
(d) Rosario Cafe.

7. For what periodical did the author's parents write about a journey where they walked across America in the 1970s?
(a) National Geographic.
(b) The New York Times magazine.
(c) The New Yorker.
(d) Time magazine.

8. Where did the author intend to mail his bike to meet back up with Weston after going home for Christmas in Chapter 9?
(a) Panama.
(b) Uruguay.
(c) Nicaragua.
(d) Paraguay.

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

10. What is the title of Chapter 3?
(a) "Some Background as I Lose My Mind."
(b) "The Coast is Clear."
(c) "Crossing into Baja."
(d) "Cartels and Coconuts."

11. What is the title of Chapter 4?
(a) "The Coast is Clear."
(b) "Cartels and Coconuts."
(c) "Some Background as I Lose My Mind."
(d) "The Temptation of Home."

12. How far had the author and Weston biked in four days of their journey?
(a) 160 miles.
(b) 120 miles.
(c) 180 miles.
(d) 90 miles.

13. What did Weston read while his parents watched television in Chapter 4?
(a) Ulysses.
(b) Siddhartha.
(c) Big Sur.
(d) On the Road.

14. About what Russian writer does the author describe reading a National Geographics article in Chapter 7?
(a) Leo Tolstoy.
(b) Alexander Pushkin.
(c) Vladimir Nabokov.
(d) Anton Chekhov.

15. What term from the book refers to the baskets that the author puts on the saddle of his bike?
(a) Ponies.
(b) Gurneys.
(c) Backers.
(d) Panniers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the author's parents buy a farm after marrying?

2. For how long did the author stay at home for the holidays in Chapter 9?

3. 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?

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

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

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