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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the elevation of Cusco?
(a) 12,700 feet.
(b) 9,000 feet.
(c) 12,000 feet.
(d) 10,000 feet.

3. What creatures abounded at the cafe that Weston and the author hiked to in the end of Chapter 13?
(a) Bats.
(b) Bumblebees.
(c) Wasps.
(d) Hummingbirds.

4. Where is Parker from?
(a) New York.
(b) San Diego.
(c) Santa Barbara.
(d) Los Gatos.

5. How many miles did the author have to go on his journey in the opening of Chapter 18?
(a) 6,350.
(b) 3,580.
(c) 1,645.
(d) 4,630.

6. What is the title of Chapter 12?
(a) "The Cathedral Sits on the Temple."
(b) "Some Background as I Lose My Mind."
(c) "Cocaine and Cute Little Mushrooms."
(d) "A New Continent."

7. What American city does the author say Cartagena reminded him of in Chapter 12?
(a) New York.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Chicago.

8. For how long does the author say Jesus kept him from kissing a boy in Chapter 15?
(a) 28 years.
(b) 18 years.
(c) 32 years.
(d) 26 years.

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

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

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

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

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

14. What is the elevation of Bogota?
(a) 7,300 feet.
(b) 8,600 feet.
(c) 1,500 feet.
(d) 9,500 feet.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the author's father live?

2. What is the title of Chapter 17?

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

4. In what little town did the author and his friends stop at their first hotel in Patagonia in Chapter 19?

5. 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?

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