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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the main cartel of Michoacan when the author was staying there?
(a) The Juárez Cartel.
(b) The Gulf Cartel.
(c) The Knights Templar.
(d) The Sinaloa Cartel.

2. 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) Walt Whitman.
(b) James Baldwin.
(c) James Joyce.
(d) Jack Kerouac.

3. When did the author move to Caifornia?
(a) 2003.
(b) 2001.
(c) 2009.
(d) 2005.

4. What was the author's destination for his journey when he told people about his plans in 2011?
(a) Brazil.
(b) Paraguay.
(c) Uruguay.
(d) Patagonia.

5. Where did the author attend college and help a friend with a studen film?
(a) The University of California Berkeley.
(b) The University of Southern California.
(c) CalArts University.
(d) Rutgers University.

6. Where did the author travel to see his father during his holiday trip in Chapter 9?
(a) Alabama.
(b) Texas.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Oklahoma.

7. In what neighborhood of the east side of LA did this author stay with Weston in Chapter 4?
(a) Hollywood.
(b) Koreatown.
(c) Venice.
(d) Los Feliz.

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) Nicaragua.
(b) Uruguay.
(c) Paraguay.
(d) Panama.

9. How many miles did the author and Weston travel on their first day into the journey?
(a) 45.
(b) 36.
(c) 60.
(d) 22.

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

11. Where is the author's mother originally from?
(a) Arkansas.
(b) Alaska.
(c) Missouri.
(d) Tennessee.

12. In what city did the author grow up?
(a) Nashville.
(b) Austin.
(c) Dallas.
(d) Houston.

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

14. For how long was the author's father married to his stepmom before they divorced?
(a) 12 years.
(b) 17 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 15 years.

15. For how long did the author stay at home for the holidays in Chapter 9?
(a) 7 days.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 10 days.
(d) 14 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Miguel describe as his son that is very smart and would work in the U.S. in Chapter 5?

2. Where did the author's friend Jason make a documentary about that had become a big deal when he offered the author a job?

3. Where did the author's father find Jesus on his walk across America during a charismatic revival?

4. Who was the author's best friend in high school that he first confided he was gay to?

5. Where did the hostel owner take the author and Weston once the cartel war lifted in Chapter 7?

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