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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the elevation of Bogota?
(a) 8,600 feet.
(b) 7,300 feet.
(c) 9,500 feet.
(d) 1,500 feet.

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is the title of Chapter 13?
(a) "What Happens If I Go Home?"
(b) "Cocaine and Cute Little Mushrooms."
(c) "A New Continent."
(d) "God on the Trail."

8. Whose painting arorned the wall of the Hollywood Hotel in Cali described in Chapter 14?
(a) Marilyn Monroe's.
(b) Michael Jackson's.
(c) Elizabeth Taylor's.
(d) Prince's.

9. What is the tallest mountain in all the Americas?
(a) Mount Aconcagua.
(b) Mount Rushmore.
(c) Mount Huascaran.
(d) Mount Denali.

10. How much rain does the Atacama Desert get yearly?
(a) 0.6 inches.
(b) 16 inches.
(c) 6 inches.
(d) 12 inches.

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

12. What creatures abounded at the cafe that Weston and the author hiked to in the end of Chapter 13?
(a) Bumblebees.
(b) Wasps.
(c) Hummingbirds.
(d) Bats.

13. 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) 30 minues.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 1 hour.
(d) 45 minutes.

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

15. Where was Harry's destination when he disappeared?
(a) Paraguay.
(b) Uruguay.
(c) Brazil.
(d) Patagonia.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many miles of road does the author describe riding between Cusco and La Paz in Chapter 17?

2. Who was impossible to beat when playing the "actor game" on the Machu Picchu hike in Chapter 16?

3. Where did Weston say he was going away for a wedding in May in Chapter 15?

4. Where is Ronnie from?

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

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