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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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?
(a) A rancher.
(b) A fire truck.
(c) A salt trader.
(d) The police.

3. What is Salento known for growing?
(a) Maize.
(b) Tea leaves.
(c) Coca plants.
(d) Coffee beans.

4. Where did Weston say he was going away for a wedding in May in Chapter 15?
(a) Florida.
(b) Texas.
(c) Minnesota.
(d) Hawaii.

5. What did Weston say was the first ingredient in cocaine after coca leaf in Chapter 12?
(a) Gravel.
(b) Water.
(c) Heroin.
(d) Gasoline.

6. 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.

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

8. When was Machu Picchu rediscovered?
(a) 1990.
(b) 1914.
(c) 1900.
(d) 1856.

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

10. What trail did the author and his friends take to reach Machu Picchu?
(a) The Sierra Trail.
(b) The Inca Trail.
(c) The Aztec Trail.
(d) The Salkantay Trail.

11. What kind of dog did Mariana have?
(a) An Australian shepherd dog.
(b) A German shepherd dog.
(c) A pit-bull dog.
(d) A Bernese mountain dog.

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

13. What does the author compare the shape of Argentina to in Chapter 18?
(a) A slice of pizza.
(b) An ice-cream cone.
(c) A boot.
(d) A hot-dog.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The author states in Chapter 15 that visiting Machu Picchu was a dream of his since what grade?

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. What is the title of Chapter 11?

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

5. Who was the tour guide for the author's and his friends' hike to Machu Picchu?

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