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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6: “A Bull in Both Directions”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The California coast parallels the PCT more or less about how many miles away, according to the author in Chapter 6: “A Bull in Both Directions”?
(a) 20.
(b) 600.
(c) 200.
(d) 50.

2. Who is the author of The Dream of a Common Language?
(a) Emily Dickinson.
(b) Henry O'Neill.
(c) Walt Whitman.
(d) Adrienne Rich.

3. What were Frank, Walter, and Carlos doing when Cheryl encountered them in Chapter 5: “Tracks”?
(a) Hunting.
(b) Fishing.
(c) Mining.
(d) Building a road.

4. What year was it when Cheryl Strayed hiked the PCT?
(a) 2011.
(b) 2001.
(c) 1995.
(d) 1997.

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) 3.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Part Two of the memoir?

2. What school was Cheryl's ex-husband accepted to for graduate studies in New York?

3. What is the elevation of the town of Mojave, California?

4. How many days was Cheryl on the PCT before she reached Golden Oak Springs in Chapter 5: “Tracks”?

5. Who is the author of As I Lay Dying, which Cheryl brought on her hike?

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