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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the author's destination for his journey when he told people about his plans in 2011?
(a) Patagonia.
(b) Brazil.
(c) Uruguay.
(d) Paraguay.

2. How old was the author when his father surmised that his son might be gay?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

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

4. Who did Miguel describe as his son that is very smart and would work in the U.S. in Chapter 5?
(a) Rafael.
(b) Michael.
(c) Alejandro.
(d) Miguel.

5. What date did the author pick to start out on his journey?
(a) August 28.
(b) September 12.
(c) March 12.
(d) April 14.

6. Where is the author's mother originally from?
(a) Missouri.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) Alaska.

7. What was Weston boiling into a potion when the author met up with him in Nicaragua in Chapter 9?
(a) Coca leaves.
(b) Psylocybin mushrooms.
(c) Balsa bark.
(d) San Pedro cactus.

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

9. What band did Weston tell the author he was not a fan of in Chapter 7?
(a) The Who.
(b) Arcade Fire.
(c) The Beatles.
(d) The Rolling Stones.

10. What was the main cartel of Michoacan when the author was staying there?
(a) The Sinaloa Cartel.
(b) The Gulf Cartel.
(c) The Knights Templar.
(d) The Juárez Cartel.

11. The great monarch butterfly migration was encountered by the author when he and Weston approached what Mexican town?
(a) Zitacuaro.
(b) Rosarito.
(c) Jacaranda.
(d) Zihuatanejo.

12. What mountains are described as "steep and green behind the coastal hills of" Santa Barbara in Chapter 4 (57)?
(a) The San Padre mountains.
(b) The Sierra Nevada mountains.
(c) The Santa Ynez mountains.
(d) The Cascade mountains.

13. Where did the author's father find Jesus on his walk across America during a charismatic revival?
(a) Memphis, Tennessee.
(b) Lafayette, Louisiana.
(c) Little Rock, Arkansas.
(d) Mobile, Alabama.

14. Where did the author and Weston stay with the author's former rommate's father in Chapter 5?
(a) San Juan.
(b) Ensenada.
(c) Los Gatos.
(d) Rosarito.

15. What going-away present does the author describe his boss giving him in Chapter 3?
(a) A bicycle.
(b) A backpack.
(c) A compass.
(d) A pocket knife.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the title of Chapter 4?

3. Who was the author's best friend in high school that he first confided he was gay to?

4. What Bible verse is cited with, "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly" (102)?

5. Where did the hostel owner take the author and Weston once the cartel war lifted in Chapter 7?

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