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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how long does the author say Jesus kept him from kissing a boy in Chapter 15?
(a) 28 years.
(b) 18 years.
(c) 32 years.
(d) 26 years.

2. What did Weston say was the first ingredient in cocaine after coca leaf in Chapter 12?
(a) Gasoline.
(b) Heroin.
(c) Water.
(d) Gravel.

3. Where did the author stay with Laura?
(a) Salta.
(b) Zihuatanejo.
(c) Zitacuaro.
(d) Rosarito.

4. What does the author compare the shape of Argentina to in Chapter 18?
(a) A hot-dog.
(b) A boot.
(c) A slice of pizza.
(d) An ice-cream cone.

5. How many miles of road does the author describe riding between Cusco and La Paz in Chapter 17?
(a) 500.
(b) 200.
(c) 300.
(d) 400.

6. Where did Cyrus grow up?
(a) Oklahoma.
(b) Alabama.
(c) Texas.
(d) Missouri.

7. What kind of trees are described in Chapter 19 as walling in the town of Malargue?
(a) Oaks.
(b) Poplars.
(c) Ashes.
(d) Birches.

8. In what little town did the author and his friends stop at their first hotel in Patagonia in Chapter 19?
(a) Ensenada.
(b) Zihuatanejo.
(c) Rosarito.
(d) Tunuyan.

9. What trail did the author and his friends take to reach Machu Picchu?
(a) The Sierra Trail.
(b) The Inca Trail.
(c) The Salkantay Trail.
(d) The Aztec Trail.

10. What is the name of Laura's husband in Chapter 18?
(a) Roberto.
(b) Juan.
(c) Mauricio.
(d) Miguel.

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

12. What movie did the author watch with his friends in their hotel room at the first hotel where they stayed in Patagonia?
(a) Zombieworld.
(b) Contagion.
(c) World War Z.
(d) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

13. Why did the author and Weston have to take a bus to Lima?
(a) Their bike tubes blew.
(b) Their bike chains broke.
(c) They had been robbed.
(d) They were dehydrated.

14. How old was Harry Devert when he went missing?
(a) 35.
(b) 28.
(c) 32.
(d) 30.

15. How much money did the sailboat ride across the Darien Gap cost per person when the author looked it up in Chapter 11?
(a) $600.
(b) $500.
(c) $400.
(d) $1,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what elevation is Medellin said to sit in Chapter 12?

2. What is the name of the sailboat that the author and Weston took to Columbia?

3. At what elevation does Machu Picchu sit?

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

5. What book by Anne Lamott did the author listen to during his ride through Argentina?

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