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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long was the bus ride that the author and Weston took with the hostel company to go camping and look for mushrooms in Chapter 12?
(a) 1 hour.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 45 minutes.
(d) 30 minues.

2. With how many people from the hostel did Weston and the author go on a camping trip outside Medellin in Chapter 12?
(a) 4.
(b) 15.
(c) 10.
(d) 12.

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

4. Where does the author's father live?
(a) Oakbridge, Tennessee.
(b) Wonderland, Tennessee.
(c) Spring Hill, Tennessee.
(d) Memphis, Tennessee.

5. Who forgot his backpack at the restaurant in Puno in Chapter 17?
(a) Mark.
(b) Jack.
(c) Jordan.
(d) Roger.

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

7. What is the title of Chapter 11?
(a) "The Coast is Clear."
(b) "What Happens If I Go Home?"
(c) "Crossing into Baja."
(d) "A New Continent."

8. How many miles to go does the author have in his journey in the opening of Chapter 17?
(a) 2,535.
(b) 9,362.
(c) 8,644.
(d) 4,411.

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

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) Breakfast burritos.
(b) Porridge.
(c) Eggs with rice.
(d) Fresh doughnuts.

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

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

13. Who was the king of Machu Picchu when it was infiltrated by Pizarro?
(a) Cusi Yupanqui.
(b) Atahualpa.
(c) Jacaranda.
(d) Pachacuti.

14. Whose body was found in Mexico in Chapter 18?
(a) Harry Devert's.
(b) Anthony Bourdain's.
(c) Clay Duke's.
(d) Keith Andes's.

15. What is Salento known for growing?
(a) Coffee beans.
(b) Maize.
(c) Tea leaves.
(d) Coca plants.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the author's experience of taking mushrooms like for the first time in Chapter 12?

3. Where is Ronnie from?

4. What is the elevation of Cusco?

5. What trail did the author and his friends take to reach Machu Picchu?

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