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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. After spending the night in the rain in a field offered by a Peruvian woman, who rescued the author and Weston by driving them to the next town in Chapter 15?

2. What is the elevation of Bogota?

3. What did the author and his friends go on a hunt for across the grocery stores of Puno in Chapter 17?

4. For how long did the author and Weston stay in Cusco?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is the Darien Gap described?

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

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

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

6. How did the author and Weston cross the Darien Gap?

7. How did the author culminate his journey?

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

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

10. Why did Weston say he regretted doing the cocaine in Chapter 12?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss three examples of symbolism in To Shake the Sleeping Self. What does the object/person/setting represent? What mood is evoked through this example of symbolism? Why is it important?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the dynamic between the author and Weston in To Shake the Sleeping Self. How are these individuals similar? How are they different? What does Weston contribute to the journey?

Essay Topic 3

Define "xenophobia" and discuss how it is thematically explored in To Shake the Sleeping Self. What individuals express xenophobic traits? How? What statements is the author making regarding xenophobia?

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