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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far is La Dorada said to be from Medellin in Chapter 13?
(a) 20 miles.
(b) 200 miles.
(c) 150 miles.
(d) 300 miles.

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

3. How many days did the author's trip with Weston on the sailboat to Columbia take?
(a) 10.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

4. How many miles to go did the author have on his journey as noted in the opening of Chapter 15?
(a) 5,723.
(b) 1,535.
(c) 6,661.
(d) 3,663.

5. Where does the author describe protests taking place in the U.S. in Chapter 19?
(a) Little Rock, Arkansas.
(b) St. Louis, Missouri.
(c) Ferguson, Missouri.
(d) New York, New York.

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

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

8. At what elevation is Medellin said to sit in Chapter 12?
(a) 12,000 feet.
(b) 3,000 feet.
(c) 8,000 feet.
(d) 5,000 feet.

9. 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) 1 hour.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) 45 minutes.

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

11. 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) Eggs with rice.
(c) Porridge.
(d) Fresh doughnuts.

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

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

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

15. What American city does the author say Cartagena reminded him of in Chapter 12?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Chicago.
(c) New York.
(d) New Orleans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the tallest mountain in all the Americas?

2. Who was the captain of the sailboat that Weston and the author took to Columbia?

3. How many miles to go does the author have on his journey in the opening of Chapter 12?

4. Approximately what is the population of Lima, according to the author in Chapter 15?

5. How old was Harry Devert when he went missing?

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