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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16: “Mazama”.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many times had Cheryl been backpacking previously when she set out to journey the PCT?
(a) Twice.
(b) Never.
(c) Once.
(d) Ten times.

3. What states does the Pacific Crest Trail pass through?
(a) Louisiana, Arkansas, and Missouri.
(b) California, Oregon, and Washington.
(c) California, Nevada, and Oregon.
(d) Colorado, Wyoming, and Idaho.

4. How long before Cheryl set out to hike the PCT was her divorce settled?
(a) One month before.
(b) Six weeks before.
(c) One year before.
(d) Two years before.

5. In what year was the Pacific Crest trail completed and officially dedicated?
(a) 1996.
(b) 1991.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1993.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What name was on Cheryl's bracelet that she lost in the brush in Chapter 15: “Box of Rain”?

4. Who were the men riding with Lou that picked Cheryl up in Chapter 11: “The Lou Out of Lou”?

5. What is the name of Cheryl's brother?

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