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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. How old was the author when he realized he was gay?
(a) 9.
(b) 14.
(c) 16.
(d) 12.
2. For what periodical did the author's parents write about a journey where they walked across America in the 1970s?
(a) Time magazine.
(b) The New Yorker.
(c) The New York Times magazine.
(d) National Geographic.
3. About what Russian writer does the author describe reading a National Geographics article in Chapter 7?
(a) Anton Chekhov.
(b) Alexander Pushkin.
(c) Leo Tolstoy.
(d) Vladimir Nabokov.
4. How many "miles to go" are noted in the opening of Chapter 4?
(a) 14,064.
(b) 13,162.
(c) 13,906.
(d) 12,745.
5. What is the title of Chapter 4?
(a) "Cartels and Coconuts."
(b) "Some Background as I Lose My Mind."
(c) "The Temptation of Home."
(d) "The Coast is Clear."
Short Answer Questions
1. In what city did the author grow up?
2. For how long does Miguel say he lived in Nebraska in Chapter 5?
3. Whose quote opens the Prologue to the book?
4. What is the name of the woman's daughter that she describes as being "retarded" in Chapter 3?
5. What is the author's friend Tank's real name?
Short Essay Questions
1. What paradox does the author describe in growing up in the Prologue?
2. Who is Miguel and how did the author encounter him?
3. What does the author write about travel in his opening Prologue?
4. How does the young brain differ from the adult brain, according to the author in the Prologue?
5. How does the author describe his name and its history in the Prologue?
6. How does the author describe the last conversation he had about his sexuality with his mother in Chapter 8?
7. What does "Warm Showers" refer to in the book?
8. Who inspired the author to take his journey? How?
9. How does the author describe his understanding of homosexuality while growing up?
10. How does the author describe his religious background?
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