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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of Cheryl's sister?
(a) Stacy.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Karen.
(d) Emily.

3. When was Cheryl Strayed born?
(a) March 12, 1969.
(b) September 17, 1968.
(c) August 14, 1967.
(d) July 7, 1973.

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

5. On what date was the Pacific Crest Trail officially designated by an act of Congress?
(a) October 2, 1968.
(b) March 2, 1990.
(c) September 12, 1965.
(d) July 6, 1996.

6. Who helped Cheryl lighten her pack while she was in Kennedy Meadows?
(a) Ed.
(b) Greg.
(c) Joe.
(d) Albert.

7. 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) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 6.

8. Where did the couple offer to give Cheryl a ride to in Chapter 9: “Staying Found”?
(a) Castle Crags.
(b) Kennedy Meadows.
(c) Packer Lake Lodge.
(d) Horseshoe Meadows.

9. 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) Getting Lost.
(d) Staying Found.

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

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

12. 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?
(a) The woman who left her husband.
(b) The fallen angel.
(c) The woman with the hole in her heart.
(d) The woman who was left behind.

13. What led to the death of Cheryl's mother?
(a) AIDS.
(b) Breast cancer.
(c) Lung cancer.
(d) Diabetes.

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

15. In what year was the Pacific Crest trail completed and officially dedicated?
(a) 1990.
(b) 1991.
(c) 1993.
(d) 1996.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What mountains does Chery describe to the west of Mojave in Chapter 2: "Splitting"?

3. What was the name of the therapist that Cheryl had seen in downtown Minneapolis?

4. What is the highest peak in the contiguous United States?

5. The father and son that gave Cheryl a ride from Mojave to the PCT were from a suburb of what city?

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