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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is depicted on Cheryl's only tattoo?
(a) A pink rose.
(b) A red heart.
(c) A green turtle.
(d) A blue horse.

2. What vehicle did Cheryl encounter on the jeep trail as she was making her way toward Quincy in Chapter 9: “Staying Found”?
(a) A red Jeep.
(b) A green SUV.
(c) A black SUV.
(d) A blue corvette.

3. What drug did Cheryl develop a problem with while she was seeing Joe?
(a) Meth.
(b) Heroin.
(c) Cocaine.
(d) Alcohol.

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

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

6. What is the title of Part Two of the memoir?
(a) Box of Rain.
(b) Range of Light.
(c) Tracks.
(d) The Ten Thousand Things.

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

8. What is the title of the book that Cheryl brought on her hike to tell her how to use her compass?
(a) North and South.
(b) Finding Your Way.
(c) Staying Found.
(d) Getting Lost.

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

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

11. What kind of vehicle did Cheryl drive from Minnesota to Portland when she set out to hike the PCT?
(a) A 1979 Chevy Luv pickup truck.
(b) A 1998 Ford Explorer.
(c) A 1991 Honda Accord.
(d) A 1974 Volkswagen Beetle.

12. What is the title of the poem that Cheryl read to herself over and over on her first night camping on the trail in Chapter 4: “The Pacific Crest Trail, Volume I: California”?
(a) Generosity.
(b) The Road to Peace.
(c) Love and Laughter.
(d) Power.

13. What river flows through Kennedy Meadows?
(a) The Sacramento River.
(b) The Klamath River.
(c) The South Fork Kern River.
(d) The Merced River.

14. What year was it when Cheryl Strayed hiked the PCT?
(a) 1997.
(b) 1995.
(c) 2001.
(d) 2011.

15. Where did Cheryl and Doug find a campground two miles down from Trail Pass Trail in Chapter 8: “Corvidology”?
(a) Tuolomne Meadows.
(b) Horseshoe Meadows.
(c) Kennedy Meadows.
(d) Shasta Meadows.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the elevation of Kennedy Meadows?

2. What book did Cheryl receive in her supply box in Kennedy Meadows?

3. How old was Ed when Cheryl met him in Chapter 7: “The Only Girl in the Woods”?

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

5. What did the skiers respond when Cheryl shouted to them from the PCT in Chapter 9: “Staying Found,” "WHERE ARE WE?"

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