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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the stretch of high prairie between the border of Bolivia to La Paz called?
(a) The Etiquato.
(b) The Altiplano.
(c) The Mitro.
(d) The Ultiplano.

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

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

5. Of whose suicide did the author read about while staying with Laura?
(a) Anthony Bourdain's.
(b) Keith Andes's.
(c) Clay Duke's.
(d) Robin Williams's.

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

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

8. What kind of trees line the streets of Chacras de Coria?
(a) Oak.
(b) Poplar.
(c) Ash.
(d) Sycamore.

9. The author states in Chapter 15 that visiting Machu Picchu was a dream of his since what grade?
(a) Fifth grade.
(b) Fourth grade.
(c) Seventh grade.
(d) Sixth grade.

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

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

12. What wine is produced largely in the area around Mendoza?
(a) Malbec.
(b) Claret.
(c) Cabernet Sauvignon.
(d) Pinot Gris.

13. Who was impossible to beat when playing the "actor game" on the Machu Picchu hike in Chapter 16?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Andrea.
(c) Annabelle.
(d) Rochelle.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Cyrus grow up?

2. What, along with a single potato, was in the soup that Wenton and the author got for lunch during their travels in Peru?

3. Who wrote the book The Conquest of the Incas?

4. After spending the night in the rain in a field offered by a Peruvian woman, who rescued the author and Weston by driving them to the next town in Chapter 15?

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

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