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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18: “Queen of the PCT”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Cheryl's mother's horse?
(a) Jewel.
(b) Lady.
(c) Heart.
(d) Black Beauty.

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) Portland.
(b) San Luis Obispo.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Los Angeles.

3. Mount Mazama is said to have reached an elevations of about what, according to the author in Chapter 16: “Mazama”?
(a) 11,000 feet.
(b) 12,000 feet.
(c) 14,500 feet.
(d) 10,000 feet.

4. Where did Ed say he lived most of the year in Chapter 7: “The Only Girl in the Woods”?
(a) Portland, Oregon.
(b) Little Rock, Arkansas.
(c) San Diego, California.
(d) Cleveland, Ohio.

5. How old was Lou's son when he died?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 8.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Cheryl when she first met Joe?

2. Where did Cheryl have her camp stove repaired in Chapter 6: “A Bull in Both Directions”?

3. About how many years ago did Mount Mazama erupt?

4. With what friend did Cheryl drive to Sioux Falls to pick up her truck in the flashback in Chapter 4: “The Pacific Crest Trail, Volume I: California”?

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?

(see the answer key)

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