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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: “Hunching in a Remotely Upright Position”.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of Cheryl's sister?
(a) Karen.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Stacy.
(d) Emily.

3. What mountains does Chery describe to the west of Mojave in Chapter 2: "Splitting"?
(a) The Cameron Mountains.
(b) The Elk River Mountains.
(c) The Tehachapi Mountains.
(d) The Belcher Mountains.

4. How long before Cheryl set out to hike the PCT was her divorce settled?
(a) One year before.
(b) Six weeks before.
(c) Two years before.
(d) One month before.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Cheryl's step-father?

2. Where had Cheryl originally intended to end her hike of the PCT?

3. What is the name of the outdoor store in Minneapolis where Cheryl had purchased much of her hiking supplies in the months before her trip?

4. 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?

5. What is the name of Cheryl's ex-husband?

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