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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5: “Tracks”.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What important item had Cheryl just lost over the edge of the mountain in the memoir's Prologue?
(a) Her backpack.
(b) Her hat.
(c) Her hiking pole.
(d) Her boot.

4. 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”?
(a) Power.
(b) Love and Laughter.
(c) The Road to Peace.
(d) Generosity.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Cheryl's mother when she died?

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?

3. How many days was Cheryl on the PCT before she reached Golden Oak Springs in Chapter 5: “Tracks”?

4. The father and son that gave Cheryl a ride from Mojave to the PCT were from a suburb of what city?

5. What states does the Pacific Crest Trail pass through?

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