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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does the author describe meeting up with Weston's mom in Chapter 4?
(a) Pismo Beach.
(b) Chico.
(c) Santa Maria.
(d) San Jose.

3. 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) Arcata.
(c) Mendocino.
(d) Chico.

4. Who are the Instagram executives that the author and Weston met with in San Francisco?
(a) Josh and Matt.
(b) Steve and Sam.
(c) Andrew and Paul.
(d) Jason and Roger.

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

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

7. For what kind of company was the author's first in-house counsel position?
(a) A stock market company.
(b) A cruise ship company.
(c) A freight train company.
(d) A car manufacturing company.

8. Who is described as Miguel's light-skinned and smart daughter in Chapter 5?
(a) Maria.
(b) Litian.
(c) Anna.
(d) Elizabeth.

9. 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?
(a) Oracle.
(b) Wanderer.
(c) Treachery.
(d) Iliad.

10. Who is the owner of the craft coffee shop that the author describes meeting in Chapter 8?
(a) Diego.
(b) Jose.
(c) Samuel.
(d) Miguel.

11. How old was the author when he realized he was gay?
(a) 16.
(b) 9.
(c) 14.
(d) 12.

12. For how long does Miguel say he lived in Nebraska in Chapter 5?
(a) 14 years.
(b) 11 years.
(c) 7 years.
(d) 5 years.

13. What Denzel Washington movie does the author describe set in Mexico City in Chapter 7?
(a) Training Day.
(b) Man on Fire.
(c) Flight.
(d) The Equalizer.

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

15. How many miles are listed "to go" on the journey in the opening of Chapter 7?
(a) 5,746.
(b) 11,834.
(c) 9,636.
(d) 10,456.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first town that the author describes after crossing the border from Oregon to California in Chapter 3?

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

3. With whom did the author find a place to stay in Mexico City in Chapter 8?

4. At about what elevation is Mexico City, according to the author in Chapter 8?

5. Whose quote opens the Prologue to the book?

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