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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Cheryl's ex-husband?
(a) Joe.
(b) Lief.
(c) Paul.
(d) Peter.

2. How much does water weigh per gallon?
(a) 5.5 pounds.
(b) 1.6 pounds.
(c) 2.3 pounds.
(d) 8.3 pounds.

3. The California coast parallels the PCT more or less about how many miles away, according to the author in Chapter 6: “A Bull in Both Directions”?
(a) 200.
(b) 20.
(c) 50.
(d) 600.

4. What is the elevation of Forester Pass on the PCT?
(a) 14,265 feet.
(b) 9,345 feet.
(c) 15,656 feet.
(d) 13,160 feet.

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

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

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

8. What book did Cheryl receive in her supply box in Kennedy Meadows?
(a) The Complete Plays of William Shakespeare.
(b) The Complete Stories of Flannery O'Connor.
(c) The Complete Stories of Edgar Allan Poe.
(d) The Poetry of Emily Dickinson.

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

10. 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) Jacksonville.
(b) Oakhurst.
(c) Lodgepole.
(d) Ridgecrest.

11. What was the name of the therapist that Cheryl had seen in downtown Minneapolis?
(a) Peter.
(b) Andrew.
(c) James.
(d) Vince.

12. What shape are the small metal PCT markers that appear periodically along the trail?
(a) Heart-shaped.
(b) Triangle-shaped.
(c) Square-shaped.
(d) Diamond-shaped.

13. 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) Karen.
(c) Paul.
(d) Joe.

14. Where did Cheryl originally meet Joe?
(a) Minneapolis.
(b) New York.
(c) Sioux Falls.
(d) Portland.

15. What is the name of the outdoor store in Minneapolis where Cheryl had purchased much of her hiking supplies in the months before her trip?
(a) Cabela's.
(b) Sierra Trading Post.
(c) Bass Pro Shop.
(d) REI.

Short Answer Questions

1. What establishment did Cheryl spend the night at in Mojave in Chapter 2: “Splitting”?

2. How did Cheryl overcome the situation when the bull charged her in Chapter 5: “Tracks”?

3. The woman in Reno told Cheryl that "corvidology" is the study of what?

4. What is the name of the restaurant that Cheryl describes in Kennedy Meadows in Chapter 7: “The Only Girl in the Woods”?

5. About how many miles per day was Cheryl able to cover in the first part of her trip in Chapter 5: “Tracks”?

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