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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the author and Weston meet with executives from Instagram in San Francisco?
(a) Trouble Coffee.
(b) Perkins Coffee.
(c) Peking Coffee.
(d) Coffee DuVall.

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

3. Where did the author attend college and help a friend with a studen film?
(a) CalArts University.
(b) The University of Southern California.
(c) The University of California Berkeley.
(d) Rutgers University.

4. For how long does Miguel say he lived in Nebraska in Chapter 5?
(a) 11 years.
(b) 14 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 7 years.

5. What term from the book refers to the baskets that the author puts on the saddle of his bike?
(a) Ponies.
(b) Panniers.
(c) Backers.
(d) Gurneys.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the author travel to see his father during his holiday trip in Chapter 9?

2. What is the title of Chapter 4?

3. Where had Andrew been a schoolteacher before he biked across the country?

4. What military base would not let Weston ride his bike through without a helmet in Chapter 4?

5. What is the first town that the author describes after crossing the border from Oregon to California in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What caused the author's trip to be halted in Nexpa?

2. Who inspired the author to take his journey? How?

3. What does "Warm Showers" refer to in the book?

4. What was Jed's family like growing up? How would you describe his parents' relationship?

5. What did the author do to prepare for his journey?

6. Where did Jenkins attend college and what did he study?

7. How is Mexico City described by the author in Chapter 8?

8. What was the author's planned journey? How long was it?

9. What did Linda remark about Weston's behavior?

10. What did the author see and learn in Zitácuaro?

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