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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose painting arorned the wall of the Hollywood Hotel in Cali described in Chapter 14?
(a) Elizabeth Taylor's.
(b) Michael Jackson's.
(c) Marilyn Monroe's.
(d) Prince's.

2. What is the elevation of Bogota?
(a) 9,500 feet.
(b) 7,300 feet.
(c) 8,600 feet.
(d) 1,500 feet.

3. What is the title of Chapter 11?
(a) "What Happens If I Go Home?"
(b) "The Coast is Clear."
(c) "Crossing into Baja."
(d) "A New Continent."

4. What book by Anne Lamott did the author listen to during his ride through Argentina?
(a) Bird by Bird.
(b) Hard Laughter.
(c) Almost Everything.
(d) Traveling Mercies.

5. Where did the author's mother travel to finish the author's trip with him?
(a) Zihuatanejo.
(b) Torres del Paine.
(c) Ensenada.
(d) Zitacuaro.

6. Where is Parker from?
(a) New York.
(b) San Diego.
(c) Santa Barbara.
(d) Los Gatos.

7. What is Salento known for growing?
(a) Maize.
(b) Coffee beans.
(c) Tea leaves.
(d) Coca plants.

8. Approximately what is the population of Lima, according to the author in Chapter 15?
(a) 6 million.
(b) 13 million.
(c) 10 million.
(d) 4 million.

9. Where is Cyrus's father from?
(a) China.
(b) Vietnam.
(c) Laos.
(d) Texas.

10. Who is the goddess that the hiking guide to the site at Machu Picchu asked the travelers to pray to?
(a) Pachacuti.
(b) Cusi Yupanqui.
(c) Jacaranda.
(d) Pachamama.

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

12. What is the title of Chapter 14?
(a) "Sex Hotels and Here Comes Mom."
(b) "Cocaine and Cute Little Mushrooms."
(c) "A New Continent."
(d) "God on the Trail."

13. What did the author and his friends go on a hunt for across the grocery stores of Puno in Chapter 17?
(a) Milk.
(b) Craft beer.
(c) Peanut Butter.
(d) Ground beef.

14. Where does the author's father live?
(a) Memphis, Tennessee.
(b) Spring Hill, Tennessee.
(c) Wonderland, Tennessee.
(d) Oakbridge, Tennessee.

15. How much money did the sailboat ride across the Darien Gap cost per person when the author looked it up in Chapter 11?
(a) $400.
(b) $600.
(c) $1,000.
(d) $500.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the tallest mountain in all the Americas?

2. What trail did the author and his friends take to reach Machu Picchu?

3. What kind of tea did the author drink before setting out on his hike to Machu Picchu?

4. What did the boat captain give to the customs officials in Columbia as a gift in Chapter 12?

5. What is the title of Chapter 18?

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