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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) San Luis Obispo.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Portland.

2. 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?
(a) Sierra Trading Post.
(b) Cabela's.
(c) REI.
(d) Bass Pro Shop.

3. How did Cheryl overcome the situation when the bull charged her in Chapter 5: “Tracks”?
(a) She shot it.
(b) She sprayed it with bear spray.
(c) She blew a whistle.
(d) She climbed a tree.

4. What is depicted on Cheryl's only tattoo?
(a) A green turtle.
(b) A red heart.
(c) A blue horse.
(d) A pink rose.

5. On what date was the Pacific Crest Trail officially designated by an act of Congress?
(a) March 2, 1990.
(b) October 2, 1968.
(c) July 6, 1996.
(d) September 12, 1965.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In what year was the Pacific Crest trail completed and officially dedicated?

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

(see the answer key)

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