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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 whose suicide did the author read about while staying with Laura?

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

3. How long was the bus ride that the author and Weston took with the hostel company to go camping and look for mushrooms in Chapter 12?

4. Who was the captain of the sailboat that Weston and the author took to Columbia?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Wayne described in Chapter 11?

2. How is Salta described?

3. How is Laura described in the narrative?

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

5. How is the Darien Gap described?

6. Who was Atahualpa and what happened to him?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the story of Harry Devert. Why is this story related in the narrative? What is the story's importance to the author? What happened to Harry Devert?

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

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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