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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. 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)?
2. What mountains are described as "steep and green behind the coastal hills of" Santa Barbara in Chapter 4 (57)?
3. How far had the author and Weston biked in four days of their journey?
4. Who are the author's friends that drove him and Weston to their launch site for the journey?
5. What is the title of Chapter 5?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the young brain differ from the adult brain, according to the author in the Prologue?
2. What prompted the author to take his journey across the Americas?
3. What did the author's parents do that was similar to his journey?
4. How did Diego explain the name of El Tercer Lugar?
5. How is Weston described?
6. What did Linda remark about Weston's behavior?
7. What did the author learn about the commerce of Nexpa when he arrived?
8. What does the author write about travel in his opening Prologue?
9. What paradox does the author describe in growing up in the Prologue?
10. How does the author describe the last conversation he had about his sexuality with his mother in Chapter 8?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and analyze three examples of metaphor or similes in To Shake the Sleeping Self. What is being compared? How does this comparison affect you as a reader? Why is this example noteworthy?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the author's completion of his journey. Where did his journey end? Why did he choose this ending site? What did he do to celebrate?
Essay Topic 3
What led Weston to depart from the journey? Did the author provide foreshadowing for this event? How did Weston's departure from the journey change the narrative? How did it influence the mood and themes of the work?
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