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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 periodical did the author's parents write about a journey where they walked across America in the 1970s?
(a) National Geographic.
(b) The New Yorker.
(c) The New York Times magazine.
(d) Time magazine.

2. Where did the author's mother describe getting hit by a car while walking across America in Chapter 9?
(a) Texas.
(b) Alabama.
(c) Missouri.
(d) Oklahoma.

3. What is the title of Chapter 6?
(a) "Some Background as I Lose My Mind."
(b) "Cartels and Coconuts."
(c) "The Temptation of Home."
(d) "The Coast is Clear."

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

5. What going-away present does the author describe his boss giving him in Chapter 3?
(a) A compass.
(b) A pocket knife.
(c) A backpack.
(d) A bicycle.

Short Answer Questions

1. The great monarch butterfly migration was encountered by the author when he and Weston approached what Mexican town?

2. What is the title of Chapter 8?

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

4. What is the title of Chapter 3?

5. What band did Weston tell the author he was not a fan of in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe the last conversation he had about his sexuality with his mother in Chapter 8?

2. How did Diego explain the name of El Tercer Lugar?

3. What does the author write about travel in his opening Prologue?

4. Where did Jenkins attend college and what did he study?

5. How did the author's journey start out? What did he struggle with?

6. What language barriers did the author face on his journey?

7. What did Linda remark about Weston's behavior?

8. How does the author describe his religious background?

9. How is Weston described?

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

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