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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. Who is the goddess that the hiking guide to the site at Machu Picchu asked the travelers to pray to?
(a) Jacaranda.
(b) Pachacuti.
(c) Cusi Yupanqui.
(d) Pachamama.

2. What happened to the king of Machu Picchu after he renounced his religion and embraced Christianity?
(a) He was beheaded.
(b) He was poisoned.
(c) He was strangled.
(d) He was drowned.

3. For how long did the author and Weston stay in Cusco?
(a) 9 days.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 2 days.

4. What did the author and his friends go on a hunt for across the grocery stores of Puno in Chapter 17?
(a) Peanut Butter.
(b) Milk.
(c) Ground beef.
(d) Craft beer.

5. What kind of trees line the streets of Chacras de Coria?
(a) Poplar.
(b) Sycamore.
(c) Ash.
(d) Oak.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of dog did Mariana have?

3. What is the title of Chapter 14?

4. How old was Harry Devert when he went missing?

5. Where is Cyrus's father from?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Atahualpa and what happened to him?

2. What issues did the author and Weston have with their passports going to Columbia?

3. How is Laura described in the narrative?

4. What were the author's perceptions of Weston when he used cocaine?

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

6. Where did the author and Weston stay in Medellin? How is this setting described?

7. Who is Kelley and what were the author's feelings about her when she visited?

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

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

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

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