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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. Where does the author's father live?

2. Where did the author tell Parker and Ronnie to meet him and join him on his ride?

3. What was Harry Devert's profession before he gave up his job to travel?

4. Approximately how many miles does the Darien Gap stretch, according to the author in Chapter 11?

5. What, along with a single potato, was in the soup that Wenton and the author got for lunch during their travels in Peru?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Where did the author's mother meet up with him and Weston in Chapter 14? For what occasion?

6. Where did Weston say he was departing for soon in Chapter 15? Why?

7. How is the Darien Gap described?

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

9. Who was Atahualpa and what happened to him?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the plot structure and development in To Shake the Sleeping Self. Where would you denote the narrative's climax? How does the author build up to that climax? What information is related in the falling action and denouement of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the author's experiences in Argentina. How did these settings differ from those in other parts of South America? What did the author do in Argentina? With whom did he stay?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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