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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10 – 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose quote opens the Prologue to the book?
(a) Herbert Hoover's.
(b) Henry David Thoreau's.
(c) James Baldwin's.
(d) Thomas Jefferson's.

2. How many miles to go does the author describe having to his destination in the opening of Chapter 10?
(a) 12,352.
(b) 10,463.
(c) 9,636.
(d) 8,514.

3. What English teacher of his did the author ask if she wore a thong in eighth grade?
(a) Mrs. Anderson.
(b) Mrs. Shackleford.
(c) Mrs. Rosswell.
(d) Mrs. Skawinski.

4. What is the author's friend Tank's real name?
(a) Michael Gonzales.
(b) Roger Anderson.
(c) Andre DuBroc.
(d) Wilson Skawinski.

5. What is the title of Chapter 8?
(a) "The Coast is Clear."
(b) "What Happens If I Go Home?"
(c) "The Cathedral Sits on the Temple."
(d) "The Temptation of Home."

Short Answer Questions

1. How far had the author and Weston biked in four days of their journey?

2. 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?

3. Who was the boy that teased the author at his new school in seventh grade for having a voice that was too high?

4. Whose painting arorned the wall of the Hollywood Hotel in Cali described in Chapter 14?

5. What band did Weston tell the author he was not a fan of in Chapter 7?

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