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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Fresh doughnuts.
(b) Porridge.
(c) Breakfast burritos.
(d) Eggs with rice.

3. How many miles of road does the author describe riding between Cusco and La Paz in Chapter 17?
(a) 300.
(b) 200.
(c) 400.
(d) 500.

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

5. Approximately what is the population of Lima, according to the author in Chapter 15?
(a) 10 million.
(b) 6 million.
(c) 4 million.
(d) 13 million.

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

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

8. Whose body was found in Mexico in Chapter 18?
(a) Harry Devert's.
(b) Clay Duke's.
(c) Anthony Bourdain's.
(d) Keith Andes's.

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

10. 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) 2 hours.
(b) 45 minutes.
(c) 1 hour.
(d) 30 minues.

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

12. Why did the author and Weston have to take a bus to Lima?
(a) Their bike tubes blew.
(b) Their bike chains broke.
(c) They had been robbed.
(d) They were dehydrated.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What trail did the author and his friends take to reach Machu Picchu?

4. With how many people from the hostel did Weston and the author go on a camping trip outside Medellin in Chapter 12?

5. How many miles to go did the author have on his journey as noted in the opening of Chapter 15?

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