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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much rain does the Atacama Desert get yearly?
(a) 12 inches.
(b) 16 inches.
(c) 0.6 inches.
(d) 6 inches.

2. When was Machu Picchu rediscovered?
(a) 1914.
(b) 1856.
(c) 1900.
(d) 1990.

3. What trail did the author and his friends take to reach Machu Picchu?
(a) The Salkantay Trail.
(b) The Aztec Trail.
(c) The Inca Trail.
(d) The Sierra Trail.

4. What American city does the author say Cartagena reminded him of in Chapter 12?
(a) New York.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Chicago.

5. What kind of bicycle did the author ride on his journey?
(a) A Bajaj Avenger Cruise.
(b) A Royal Enfield Himalayan.
(c) A Surley Long Haul Trucker.
(d) A Royal Enfield Thunderbird.

6. What did Weston say was the first ingredient in cocaine after coca leaf in Chapter 12?
(a) Gravel.
(b) Heroin.
(c) Gasoline.
(d) Water.

7. After spending the night in the rain in a field offered by a Peruvian woman, who rescued the author and Weston by driving them to the next town in Chapter 15?
(a) A rancher.
(b) The police.
(c) A fire truck.
(d) A salt trader.

8. What was Harry Devert's profession before he gave up his job to travel?
(a) He was an internal designer.
(b) He was a stock trader.
(c) He as an architect.
(d) He was a professor.

9. To what movie does the author compare the setting to at the campsite where he went mushroom hunting and camping in Chapter 12?
(a) The Sound of Music.
(b) The Old Man and the Sea.
(c) Nostalgia.
(d) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

10. Where did the author tell Parker and Ronnie to meet him and join him on his ride?
(a) Zitacuaro.
(b) Jacaranda.
(c) Mendoza.
(d) Zihuatanejo.

11. Who was the tour guide for the author's and his friends' hike to Machu Picchu?
(a) Valentin.
(b) Jose.
(c) Richard.
(d) Juan.

12. Who forgot his backpack at the restaurant in Puno in Chapter 17?
(a) Jordan.
(b) Roger.
(c) Jack.
(d) Mark.

13. At what elevation does Machu Picchu sit?
(a) 9,000 feet.
(b) 6,000 feet.
(c) 8,000 feet.
(d) 7,000 feet.

14. What is the title of Chapter 18?
(a) "The Cathedral Sits on the Temple."
(b) "Cocaine and Cute Little Mushrooms."
(c) "A New Continent."
(d) "All By My Argentina."

15. At what elevation is Medellin said to sit in Chapter 12?
(a) 12,000 feet.
(b) 5,000 feet.
(c) 3,000 feet.
(d) 8,000 feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many miles of road does the author describe riding between Cusco and La Paz in Chapter 17?

2. How many miles did the author have to go on his journey, as indicated in the opening of Chapter 19?

3. In what movie is the beach of Zihuatanejo featured in the final scene?

4. Who was the king of Machu Picchu when it was infiltrated by Pizarro?

5. Where is Parker from?

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