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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9: “Staying Found”.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. For approximately how many months was Cheryl planning on hiking the PCT as she set out in Chapter 3: “Hunching in a Remotely Upright Position”?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

3. What state was Cheryl in as she stood atop the mountain in the Prologue?
(a) Washington.
(b) Oregon.
(c) Minnesota.
(d) California.

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

5. What had Cheryl done with the book Staying Found after reading it?
(a) She gave it to Greg.
(b) She mailed it home.
(c) She burned it.
(d) She gave it to Tom.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many times had Cheryl been backpacking previously when she set out to journey the PCT?

3. 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?

4. Who is the author of the following poetic excerpt that opens Part Three? "If your Nerve, deny you - / Go above your Nerve - "

5. Who was the founder of the Sierra Club?

(see the answer key)

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