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

2. 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) San Francisco.
(c) Portland.
(d) Los Angeles.

3. What is the title of the book that Cheryl brought on her hike to tell her how to use her compass?
(a) Finding Your Way.
(b) Getting Lost.
(c) North and South.
(d) Staying Found.

4. What drug did Cheryl develop a problem with while she was seeing Joe?
(a) Meth.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Heroin.
(d) Cocaine.

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?
(a) The woman with the hole in her heart.
(b) The woman who left her husband.
(c) The fallen angel.
(d) The woman who was left behind.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the author of As I Lay Dying, which Cheryl brought on her hike?

3. About how many miles per day was Cheryl able to cover in the first part of her trip in Chapter 5: “Tracks”?

4. How did Cheryl overcome the situation when the bull charged her in Chapter 5: “Tracks”?

5. What month was it when Cheryl left Minnesota to drive to Portland in Chapter 2: "Splitting"?

(see the answer key)

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