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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 17?
(a) "New Blood into Bolivia."
(b) "The Cathedral Sits on the Temple."
(c) "Sex Hotels and Here Comes Mom."
(d) "A New Continent."

2. What is the title of Chapter 14?
(a) "Cocaine and Cute Little Mushrooms."
(b) "God on the Trail."
(c) "Sex Hotels and Here Comes Mom."
(d) "A New Continent."

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

4. What book by Anne Lamott did the author listen to during his ride through Argentina?
(a) Hard Laughter.
(b) Traveling Mercies.
(c) Almost Everything.
(d) Bird by Bird.

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

6. Where was Harry Devert's last post from on social media that the author discovered in Chapter 10?
(a) Guanajuato.
(b) Durango.
(c) Michoacan.
(d) Chihuahua.

7. How many miles did the author have to go on his journey, as indicated in the opening of Chapter 19?
(a) 1,352.
(b) 2,225.
(c) 3,740.
(d) 500.

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

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

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

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

12. Who was the tour guide for the author's and his friends' hike to Machu Picchu?
(a) Juan.
(b) Valentin.
(c) Jose.
(d) Richard.

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

14. Who was the captain of the sailboat that Weston and the author took to Columbia?
(a) James.
(b) Wayne.
(c) Wilson.
(d) Roger.

15. What was Harry Devert's profession before he gave up his job to travel?
(a) He was a professor.
(b) He was a stock trader.
(c) He was an internal designer.
(d) He as an architect.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what elevation does Machu Picchu sit?

2. Where does the author describe protests taking place in the U.S. in Chapter 19?

3. What is the elevation of Cusco?

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

5. Where is Cyrus's father from?

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