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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13: “The Accumulation of Trees”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Lou's husky in Chapter 11: “The Lou Out of Lou”?
(a) Buster.
(b) Lucky.
(c) Ricky.
(d) Stevie Ray.

2. What shape are the small metal PCT markers that appear periodically along the trail?
(a) Triangle-shaped.
(b) Heart-shaped.
(c) Square-shaped.
(d) Diamond-shaped.

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

4. How old was Cheryl's mother when she died?
(a) 65.
(b) 57.
(c) 45.
(d) 63.

5. Who was Cheryl's mother's favorite author?
(a) Dorothy Parker.
(b) James Michener.
(c) Ernest Hemingway.
(d) James Joyce.

Short Answer Questions

1. What campground did the girls drop Cheryl off at by the PCT in Chapter 10: “Range of Light”?

2. What kind of vehicle did Cheryl drive from Minnesota to Portland when she set out to hike the PCT?

3. What does "Sierra Nevada" mean in Spanish?

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 is depicted on Cheryl's only tattoo?

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