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

2. Of what town does the author say in Chapter 5, "This beach town caters to college kids who want to party, in beach clubs with thatched-roof bars and tattooed DJs" (67)?
(a) Ensenada.
(b) Rosarito.
(c) San Juan.
(d) Los Gatos.

3. What is the first town that the author describes after crossing the border from Oregon to California in Chapter 3?
(a) Klamath River.
(b) Trinity River.
(c) Shasta River.
(d) Smith River.

4. For how long did the author work for his friend Jason's nonprofit company?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 10 years.

5. Where was Stewart living when he was deported from America?
(a) Nebraska.
(b) Florida.
(c) Texas.
(d) Arkansas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the author describe meeting up with Weston's mom in Chapter 4?

2. Whose quote opens the Prologue to the book?

3. When did the author move to Caifornia?

4. Where was the author living when he describes having started a gay Bible group in Chapter 8?

5. How old was the author when he realized he was gay?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the author self-protect as he grew up?

2. What paradox does the author describe in growing up in the Prologue?

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

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

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

6. What did the author's parents do that was similar to his journey?

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

8. What does "Warm Showers" refer to in the book?

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

10. How does the young brain differ from the adult brain, according to the author in the Prologue?

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