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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. With whom did the author and Weston stay in Guerrero Negro through the app Warm Showers?
(a) Anna.
(b) Erika.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Laura.

4. Who are the author's friends that drove him and Weston to their launch site for the journey?
(a) Andrew and Mike.
(b) Sarah and Michelle.
(c) Michael and Roger.
(d) Collin and Stella.

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

6. What is the title of Chapter 6?
(a) "Cartels and Coconuts."
(b) "The Coast is Clear."
(c) "Some Background as I Lose My Mind."
(d) "The Temptation of Home."

7. Whose quote opens the Prologue to the book?
(a) Thomas Jefferson's.
(b) James Baldwin's.
(c) Herbert Hoover's.
(d) Henry David Thoreau's.

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

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

10. What does the name Jedidiah mean in Hebrew, according to the author?
(a) Leader of men.
(b) Shepherd.
(c) Friend of nature.
(d) Loved by God.

11. Who owned the hostel where the author and Weston stayed in Nexpa?
(a) Andrea.
(b) Christine.
(c) Susan.
(d) Michelle.

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

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

14. How many "miles to go" are noted in the opening of Chapter 4?
(a) 14,064.
(b) 13,162.
(c) 12,745.
(d) 13,906.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To what does the author compare the Channel Islands in Chapter 4?

3. What is the title of Chapter 8?

4. What was Weston boiling into a potion when the author met up with him in Nicaragua in Chapter 9?

5. What craft coffee shop did the author finally find through researching online to visit in Mexico City in Chapter 8?

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