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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11: “The Lou Out of Lou”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What item did Cheryl take from the "PCT Hiker Free Box" in Kennedy Meadows in Chapter 7: “The Only Girl in the Woods”?
(a) A ski pole.
(b) A fishing pole.
(c) An ice axe.
(d) A can of bear spray.

2. What river flows through Kennedy Meadows?
(a) The Merced River.
(b) The Klamath River.
(c) The South Fork Kern River.
(d) The Sacramento River.

3. How much does water weigh per gallon?
(a) 1.6 pounds.
(b) 5.5 pounds.
(c) 2.3 pounds.
(d) 8.3 pounds.

4. What was Lou's son's name?
(a) Chris.
(b) Luke.
(c) Peter.
(d) Craig.

5. For approximately how many months was Cheryl planning on hiking the PCT as she set out in Chapter 3: “Hunching in a Remotely Upright Position”?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days had it been since Cheryl left Sierra City when she arrived at the jeep rail on the PCT and encountered people in Chapter 9: “Staying Found”?

2. How much money did Cheryl have with her as she re-started on the PCT from Sierra City in Chapter 9: “Staying Found”?

3. What is the name of the low green bush that Cheryl pointed out as she and Greg began on the PCT in Chapter 9: “Staying Found”?

4. What did the skiers respond when Cheryl shouted to them from the PCT in Chapter 9: “Staying Found,” "WHERE ARE WE?"

5. Cheryl Strayed writes in Chapter 3: “Hunching in a Remotely Upright Position,” "Every now and then I could see myself--truly see myself--and a sentence would come to me, thundering like a god into my head, and as I saw myself then in front of that tarnished mirror what came to me was" what?

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