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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue – Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the author's parents buy a farm after marrying?
(a) Alabama.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) Texas.

2. When did the author's father set out on foot from New York to walk across America?
(a) 1975.
(b) 1971.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1969.

3. What is the first town that the author describes after crossing the border from Oregon to California in Chapter 3?
(a) Smith River.
(b) Trinity River.
(c) Klamath River.
(d) Shasta River.

4. With whom did the author and Weston stay on their last night in Oregon on the journey?
(a) Maria.
(b) Tina.
(c) Laura.
(d) Anna.

5. Where had Andrew been a schoolteacher before he biked across the country?
(a) Texas.
(b) New York.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) Missouri.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many miles did the author and Weston travel on their first day into the journey?

2. The author says in Chapter 2 that on their first night, he had in his mind that he wanted to sleep under a bridge because it was something that what writer would have done?

3. Where did the author's friend Jason make a documentary about that had become a big deal when he offered the author a job?

4. Where did the author's parents finish their walk across America?

5. What going-away present does the author describe his boss giving him in Chapter 3?

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