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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Cheryl originally meet Joe?
(a) New York.
(b) Sioux Falls.
(c) Minneapolis.
(d) Portland.

2. How many times had Cheryl been backpacking previously when she set out to journey the PCT?
(a) Ten times.
(b) Twice.
(c) Never.
(d) Once.

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”?
(a) Mountain Misery.
(b) Indian Paintbrush.
(c) Lupine.
(d) Mountain Lily.

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

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?
(a) The woman who left her husband.
(b) The woman who was left behind.
(c) The fallen angel.
(d) The woman with the hole in her heart.

6. Who is attributed to the following quote that opens Part Three? "We are now in the mountains and they are in us..."
(a) John Muir.
(b) James McCarthy.
(c) Teddy Roosevelt.
(d) Emily Dickinson.

7. What is the title of the book that Cheryl brought on her hike to tell her how to use her compass?
(a) Getting Lost.
(b) Finding Your Way.
(c) North and South.
(d) Staying Found.

8. 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) An ice axe.
(c) A can of bear spray.
(d) A fishing pole.

9. What is the name of Cheryl's step-father?
(a) Paul.
(b) Eddie.
(c) Jerry.
(d) Joe.

10. What is the name of Frank's wife in the narrative?
(a) Annette.
(b) Emily.
(c) Karen.
(d) Sarah.

11. What drug did Cheryl develop a problem with while she was seeing Joe?
(a) Meth.
(b) Heroin.
(c) Cocaine.
(d) Alcohol.

12. What is the highest peak in the contiguous United States?
(a) Mt. Shasta.
(b) Mt. McKinley.
(c) Mt. Hood.
(d) Mt. Whitney.

13. When was Cheryl Strayed born?
(a) August 14, 1967.
(b) September 17, 1968.
(c) March 12, 1969.
(d) July 7, 1973.

14. The woman in Reno told Cheryl that "corvidology" is the study of what?
(a) Rocks and minerals.
(b) Crows and ravens.
(c) Diamonds.
(d) Waterfalls.

15. What led to the death of Cheryl's mother?
(a) Breast cancer.
(b) Diabetes.
(c) AIDS.
(d) Lung cancer.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long before Cheryl set out to hike the PCT was her divorce settled?

2. Where did Cheryl and Doug find a campground two miles down from Trail Pass Trail in Chapter 8: “Corvidology”?

3. What year was it when Cheryl Strayed hiked the PCT?

4. Where were the father and son going to attend a graduation ceremony when they agreed to give Cheryl a ride from Mojave to the PCT?

5. What is the name of Cheryl's brother?

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