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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many days was Cheryl on the PCT before she reached Golden Oak Springs in Chapter 5: “Tracks”?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

2. 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) The Road to Peace.
(c) Love and Laughter.
(d) Generosity.

3. Who is the author of As I Lay Dying, which Cheryl brought on her hike?
(a) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(b) Walt Whitman.
(c) William Faulkner.
(d) James Joyce.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the total distance of the Pacific Crest Trail?

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

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

5. What mountains does Chery describe to the west of Mojave in Chapter 2: "Splitting"?

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