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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what little town did the author and his friends stop at their first hotel in Patagonia in Chapter 19?

2. What was Harry Devert's profession before he gave up his job to travel?

3. Where did the author's mother travel to finish the author's trip with him?

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

5. Approximately what is the population of Lima, according to the author in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did the author and Weston stay in Medellin? How is this setting described?

2. How is Laura described in the narrative?

3. Where did Weston and the author go camping outside Medellin? What was this experience like?

4. Where did Weston say he was departing for soon in Chapter 15? Why?

5. What happened when the indigenous woman showed Weston and the author a remote camping spot in Chapter 15?

6. Why did the author's friends join him in Chapter 16? Where did they meet up?

7. Why did tensions begin mounting between the author and Weston in Chapter 15?

8. Where did the author's mother meet up with him and Weston in Chapter 14? For what occasion?

9. What were the author's perceptions of Weston when he used cocaine?

10. What deaths did the author learn about in Chapter 18?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author's relationship with his father. How close is the author with his father? What does the author think of his father's girlfriend Kelley? How would you compare the author's relationship with his father with his relationship with his mother?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the story of Harry Devert. Why is this story related in the narrative? What is the story's importance to the author? What happened to Harry Devert?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss three examples of symbolism in To Shake the Sleeping Self. What does the object/person/setting represent? What mood is evoked through this example of symbolism? Why is it important?

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