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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did the boat captain give to the customs officials in Columbia as a gift in Chapter 12?
(a) Lobsters.
(b) Oysters.
(c) Seashells.
(d) Money.

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

4. At what elevation does Machu Picchu sit?
(a) 6,000 feet.
(b) 8,000 feet.
(c) 9,000 feet.
(d) 7,000 feet.

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

6. In what little town did the author and his friends stop at their first hotel in Patagonia in Chapter 19?
(a) Zihuatanejo.
(b) Tunuyan.
(c) Rosarito.
(d) Ensenada.

7. What movie did the author watch with his friends in their hotel room at the first hotel where they stayed in Patagonia?
(a) Contagion.
(b) Zombieworld.
(c) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
(d) World War Z.

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

9. Where did Cyrus grow up?
(a) Oklahoma.
(b) Missouri.
(c) Texas.
(d) Alabama.

10. 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."

11. With how many people from the hostel did Weston and the author go on a camping trip outside Medellin in Chapter 12?
(a) 10.
(b) 4.
(c) 15.
(d) 12.

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

13. In what movie is the beach of Zihuatanejo featured in the final scene?
(a) Raiders of the Lost Ark.
(b) The Shawshank Redemption.
(c) Ghostbusters.
(d) The Goonies.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 16?

2. What kind of trees are described in Chapter 19 as walling in the town of Malargue?

3. How many miles to go does the author describe having to his destination in the opening of Chapter 10?

4. 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?

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

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