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

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

3. What month was it when Cheryl left Minnesota to drive to Portland in Chapter 2: "Splitting"?
(a) May.
(b) June.
(c) July.
(d) August.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of The Dream of a Common Language?

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

3. 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?

4. What kind of vehicle did Cheryl drive from Minnesota to Portland when she set out to hike the PCT?

5. How did Cheryl overcome the situation when the bull charged her in Chapter 5: “Tracks”?

(see the answer key)

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