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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What nickname did Cheryl give to her hiking backpack?
(a) Shelly.
(b) Griffin.
(c) Monster.
(d) Slave.

2. Who is the author of Waiting for the Barbarians?
(a) Ernest Hemingway.
(b) J. M. Coetzee.
(c) James Joyce.
(d) Cynthia Shepherd.

3. Where did Christine take Cheryl to the ranger station in Chapter 10: “Range of Light”?
(a) Lone Pine, California.
(b) Quincy, California.
(c) Tacoma, Washington.
(d) Ashland, Oregon.

4. What is the name of the llama that Vera and Kyle had with them in Chapter 14: “Wild”?
(a) Shooting Star.
(b) Clara.
(c) White Lady.
(d) Aunt Bertha.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the author of The Dream of a Common Language?

3. What did Cheryl drink too much of with her friends, causing her to get sick at the campground, in Chapter 13: “The Accumulation of Trees”?

4. What is the elevation of Sierra City?

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

(see the answer key)

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