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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. What kind of tea did the author drink before setting out on his hike to Machu Picchu?
(a) Mint tea.
(b) Pekoe tea.
(c) Coca tea.
(d) Chamomile tea.

2. What kind of trees are described in Chapter 19 as walling in the town of Malargue?
(a) Oaks.
(b) Poplars.
(c) Ashes.
(d) Birches.

3. What is the title of Chapter 18?
(a) "A New Continent."
(b) "All By My Argentina."
(c) "Cocaine and Cute Little Mushrooms."
(d) "The Cathedral Sits on the Temple."

4. Where does the author's father live?
(a) Wonderland, Tennessee.
(b) Memphis, Tennessee.
(c) Spring Hill, Tennessee.
(d) Oakbridge, Tennessee.

5. When was Machu Picchu rediscovered?
(a) 1900.
(b) 1856.
(c) 1914.
(d) 1990.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the author and Weston have to take a bus to Lima?

2. To what movie does the author compare the setting to at the campsite where he went mushroom hunting and camping in Chapter 12?

3. How many miles did the author have to go on his journey, as indicated in the opening of Chapter 19?

4. How much rain does the Atacama Desert get yearly?

5. What is the title of Chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

1. How old was Harry Devert when he went missing? Where did he go missing?

2. Why did tensions begin mounting between the author and Weston in Chapter 15?

3. What deaths did the author learn about in Chapter 18?

4. How did the author culminate his journey?

5. Where did Weston and the author go camping outside Medellin? What was this experience like?

6. What did the author learn about the buildings in Panama City in Chapter 11?

7. How is Wayne described in Chapter 11?

8. How is the setting of Salento described?

9. What happened when the indigenous woman showed Weston and the author a remote camping spot in Chapter 15?

10. Why did the author's friends join him in Chapter 16? Where did they meet up?

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