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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what kind of company was the author's first in-house counsel position?
(a) A cruise ship company.
(b) A car manufacturing company.
(c) A freight train company.
(d) A stock market company.

2. Where did the hostel owner take the author and Weston once the cartel war lifted in Chapter 7?
(a) Zihuatanejo.
(b) Ensenada.
(c) Lazaro Cardenas.
(d) Rosarito.

3. In what city did the author grow up?
(a) Dallas.
(b) Nashville.
(c) Houston.
(d) Austin.

4. Where did the woman with her daughter drop off the author and Weston after Weston's bike tire blew out in Chapter 3?
(a) Chico.
(b) Mendocino.
(c) Crescent City.
(d) Arcata.

5. How many "miles to go" are listed in the opening of Chapter 2?
(a) 12, 425.
(b) 14,253.
(c) 13,990.
(d) 10,045.

Short Answer Questions

1. What craft coffee shop did the author finally find through researching online to visit in Mexico City in Chapter 8?

2. What was the main cartel of Michoacan when the author was staying there?

3. Where did the author attend college and help a friend with a studen film?

4. Where did the author's father find Jesus on his walk across America during a charismatic revival?

5. What date did the author pick to start out on his journey?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Miguel and how did the author encounter him?

2. How does the author describe his understanding of homosexuality while growing up?

3. How do Mexicans view their history differently than Americans, according to the author in Chapter 8?

4. Who wrote the quote that opens the Prologue, and what does this quote mean?

5. Where did the author work before he began his journey?

6. What prompted the author to take his journey across the Americas?

7. How is Mexico City described by the author in Chapter 8?

8. What did the author do to prepare for his journey?

9. What did the author learn about the commerce of Nexpa when he arrived?

10. How does the author describe the setting where he grew up in Chapter 6?

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