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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15 – 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the author and Weston have to take a bus to Lima?
(a) They had been robbed.
(b) Their bike chains broke.
(c) They were dehydrated.
(d) Their bike tubes blew.

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

3. Where did Weston say he was going away for a wedding in May in Chapter 15?
(a) Hawaii.
(b) Minnesota.
(c) Florida.
(d) Texas.

4. Who wrote the book The Conquest of the Incas?
(a) John Hemming.
(b) Robert Park.
(c) Andre DuBroc.
(d) James Madison.

5. How many miles of road does the author describe riding between Cusco and La Paz in Chapter 17?
(a) 300.
(b) 500.
(c) 200.
(d) 400.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what periodical did the author's parents write about a journey where they walked across America in the 1970s?

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

3. For how long did the author and Weston stay with Alfonso?

4. What English teacher of his did the author ask if she wore a thong in eighth grade?

5. What is Salento known for growing?

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