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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to the king of Machu Picchu after he renounced his religion and embraced Christianity?
(a) He was poisoned.
(b) He was beheaded.
(c) He was drowned.
(d) He was strangled.

2. What, along with a single potato, was in the soup that Wenton and the author got for lunch during their travels in Peru?
(a) A chicken beak.
(b) An ear of corn.
(c) A chicken liver.
(d) A chicken foot.

3. What kind of bicycle did the author ride on his journey?
(a) A Bajaj Avenger Cruise.
(b) A Royal Enfield Thunderbird.
(c) A Royal Enfield Himalayan.
(d) A Surley Long Haul Trucker.

4. Where is Cyrus's father from?
(a) Vietnam.
(b) Laos.
(c) Texas.
(d) China.

5. What did the author and his friends go on a hunt for across the grocery stores of Puno in Chapter 17?
(a) Milk.
(b) Peanut Butter.
(c) Ground beef.
(d) Craft beer.

6. What is the title of Chapter 17?
(a) "The Cathedral Sits on the Temple."
(b) "New Blood into Bolivia."
(c) "A New Continent."
(d) "Sex Hotels and Here Comes Mom."

7. How many of his men did the king of Machu Picchu bring with him when he first met with Pizarro?
(a) 6,000.
(b) 7,000.
(c) 5,000.
(d) 4,000.

8. What is the elevation of Cusco?
(a) 9,000 feet.
(b) 12,000 feet.
(c) 10,000 feet.
(d) 12,700 feet.

9. Where is Ronnie from?
(a) Los Gatos.
(b) Houston.
(c) Saint Louis.
(d) New York.

10. What did the man on the remote ranch bring to the author and his companions the morning after they slept on his land in Chapter 19?
(a) Fresh doughnuts.
(b) Porridge.
(c) Eggs with rice.
(d) Breakfast burritos.

11. What was the author's experience of taking mushrooms like for the first time in Chapter 12?
(a) He had a terrifying experience.
(b) He had a wonderful experience.
(c) He did not feel the experience of the drugs at all.
(d) He had a terrible experience.

12. Approximately what is the population of Lima, according to the author in Chapter 15?
(a) 13 million.
(b) 4 million.
(c) 10 million.
(d) 6 million.

13. Where did the author tell Parker and Ronnie to meet him and join him on his ride?
(a) Zitacuaro.
(b) Jacaranda.
(c) Mendoza.
(d) Zihuatanejo.

14. Where is Parker from?
(a) Santa Barbara.
(b) San Diego.
(c) Los Gatos.
(d) New York.

15. What is the title of Chapter 12?
(a) "The Cathedral Sits on the Temple."
(b) "Some Background as I Lose My Mind."
(c) "Cocaine and Cute Little Mushrooms."
(d) "A New Continent."

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Harry's destination when he disappeared?

2. What American city does the author say Cartagena reminded him of in Chapter 12?

3. What did Weston say was the first ingredient in cocaine after coca leaf in Chapter 12?

4. What is the stretch of high prairie between the border of Bolivia to La Paz called?

5. In what movie is the beach of Zihuatanejo featured in the final scene?

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