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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. What does "Sierra Nevada" mean in Spanish?
(a) The high desert.
(b) The winding river.
(c) The snowy range.
(d) The broken glass.

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

3. Who is the author of As I Lay Dying, which Cheryl brought on her hike?
(a) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(b) Walt Whitman.
(c) William Faulkner.
(d) James Joyce.

4. What mountain range does the Sierra Nevada connect with at Lassen National Park?
(a) The Garfield Range.
(b) The Douglas Range.
(c) The Cascade Range.
(d) The Crease Range.

5. What nickname did Frank give to Cheryl as they sat in his truck in Chapter 5: “Tracks”?
(a) Amazon.
(b) Blue Horse.
(c) Jane.
(d) Queen of the PCT.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of the poem that Cheryl read to herself over and over on her first night camping on the trail in Chapter 4: “The Pacific Crest Trail, Volume I: California”?

2. With what friend did Cheryl drive to Sioux Falls to pick up her truck in the flashback in Chapter 4: “The Pacific Crest Trail, Volume I: California”?

3. Why did Bud tell Cheryl he gave her the only room at the motel in Chapter 6: “A Bull in Both Directions”?

4. What is the name of Frank's wife in the narrative?

5. What animal's tracks did Cheryl spot after leaving Golden Oak Springs in Chapter 5: “Tracks”?

(see the answer key)

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