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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the elevation of the town of Mojave, California?
(a) 532 feet.
(b) 3,211 feet.
(c) 1,345 feet.
(d) 2,762 feet.

2. Who did Cheryl receive a postcard from when the picked up her supply pack in Kennedy Meadows in Chapter 7: “The Only Girl in the Woods”?
(a) Lief.
(b) Joe.
(c) Paul.
(d) Karen.

3. For approximately how many months was Cheryl planning on hiking the PCT as she set out in Chapter 3: “Hunching in a Remotely Upright Position”?
(a) 7.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

4. How many days was Cheryl on the PCT before she reached Golden Oak Springs in Chapter 5: “Tracks”?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

5. How old was Carlos when Cheryl met him in Chapter 5: “Tracks”?
(a) 18.
(b) 26.
(c) 42.
(d) 55.

6. What town did Frank tell Cheryl to hitch a ride to when he dropped her off at the convenience store in Chapter 6: “A Bull in Both Directions”?
(a) Oakhurst.
(b) Lodgepole.
(c) Ridgecrest.
(d) Jacksonville.

7. What animal's tracks did Cheryl spot after leaving Golden Oak Springs in Chapter 5: “Tracks”?
(a) An elk's.
(b) A moose's.
(c) A mountain lion's.
(d) A bear's.

8. Who is the author of The Dream of a Common Language?
(a) Walt Whitman.
(b) Adrienne Rich.
(c) Emily Dickinson.
(d) Henry O'Neill.

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

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

11. Who is the author of the following poetic excerpt that opens Part Three? "If your Nerve, deny you - / Go above your Nerve - "
(a) Walt Whitman.
(b) Lord Byron.
(c) Percy Shelley.
(d) Emily Dickinson.

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

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

14. What mountains does Chery describe to the west of Mojave in Chapter 2: "Splitting"?
(a) The Belcher Mountains.
(b) The Cameron Mountains.
(c) The Tehachapi Mountains.
(d) The Elk River Mountains.

15. What is the name of Cheryl's step-father?
(a) Jerry.
(b) Paul.
(c) Joe.
(d) Eddie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Part Two of the memoir?

2. What is the elevation of Kennedy Meadows?

3. What river flows through Kennedy Meadows?

4. Where did Cheryl originally meet Joe?

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

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