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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 is the total distance of the Pacific Crest Trail?
(a) 2,663 miles.
(b) 1,100 miles.
(c) 3,240 miles.
(d) 680 miles.

2. What is the elevation of the town of Mojave, California?
(a) 3,211 feet.
(b) 2,762 feet.
(c) 532 feet.
(d) 1,345 feet.

3. Who is Cheryl's friend that she left her supply boxes with in Portland?
(a) Aimee.
(b) Lisa.
(c) Karen.
(d) Lou.

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

5. Where was Cheryl's first supply stop on the PCT?
(a) Kennedy Meadows.
(b) Castle Crags.
(c) Mount Shasta.
(d) Iron Gate Reservoir.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What establishment did Cheryl spend the night at in Mojave in Chapter 2: “Splitting”?

3. What is the name of Cheryl's sister?

4. What important item had Cheryl just lost over the edge of the mountain in the memoir's Prologue?

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?

(see the answer key)

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