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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What, along with a single potato, was in the soup that Wenton and the author got for lunch during their travels in Peru?
(a) A chicken liver.
(b) A chicken beak.
(c) A chicken foot.
(d) An ear of corn.

2. To what movie does the author compare the setting to at the campsite where he went mushroom hunting and camping in Chapter 12?
(a) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
(b) The Old Man and the Sea.
(c) Nostalgia.
(d) The Sound of Music.

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

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

5. How old was Harry Devert when he went missing?
(a) 35.
(b) 30.
(c) 32.
(d) 28.

6. Approximately how many miles does the Darien Gap stretch, according to the author in Chapter 11?
(a) 40 miles.
(b) 20 miles.
(c) 60 miles.
(d) 80 miles.

7. Who wrote the book The Conquest of the Incas?
(a) John Hemming.
(b) James Madison.
(c) Robert Park.
(d) Andre DuBroc.

8. Who is the goddess that the hiking guide to the site at Machu Picchu asked the travelers to pray to?
(a) Cusi Yupanqui.
(b) Pachamama.
(c) Pachacuti.
(d) Jacaranda.

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

10. What happened to the king of Machu Picchu after he renounced his religion and embraced Christianity?
(a) He was drowned.
(b) He was poisoned.
(c) He was beheaded.
(d) He was strangled.

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

12. How many miles to go does the author describe having to his destination in the opening of Chapter 10?
(a) 10,463.
(b) 8,514.
(c) 12,352.
(d) 9,636.

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

14. How many miles to go does the author have on his journey in the opening of Chapter 12?
(a) 10,635.
(b) 9,362.
(c) 8,080.
(d) 6,363.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What creatures abounded at the cafe that Weston and the author hiked to in the end of Chapter 13?

2. 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?

3. What movie did the author watch with his friends in their hotel room at the first hotel where they stayed in Patagonia?

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

5. What is the title of Chapter 13?

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