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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Cheryl overcome the situation when the bull charged her in Chapter 5: “Tracks”?
(a) She shot it.
(b) She sprayed it with bear spray.
(c) She climbed a tree.
(d) She blew a whistle.

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

3. What is the highest peak in the contiguous United States?
(a) Mt. Hood.
(b) Mt. McKinley.
(c) Mt. Whitney.
(d) Mt. Shasta.

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

5. About how many miles per day was Cheryl able to cover in the first part of her trip in Chapter 5: “Tracks”?
(a) 22.
(b) 3.
(c) 9.
(d) 16.

6. 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.

7. 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) Bass Pro Shop.
(c) Sierra Trading Post.
(d) REI.

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

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

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

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

12. What were Frank, Walter, and Carlos doing when Cheryl encountered them in Chapter 5: “Tracks”?
(a) Fishing.
(b) Mining.
(c) Building a road.
(d) Hunting.

13. What had Cheryl done with the book Staying Found after reading it?
(a) She burned it.
(b) She gave it to Greg.
(c) She mailed it home.
(d) She gave it to Tom.

14. The father and son that gave Cheryl a ride from Mojave to the PCT were from a suburb of what city?
(a) Cleveland.
(b) Minneapolis.
(c) Denver.
(d) Los Angeles.

15. Who is attributed to the following quote that opens Part Three? "We are now in the mountains and they are in us..."
(a) Teddy Roosevelt.
(b) James McCarthy.
(c) John Muir.
(d) Emily Dickinson.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What led to the death of Cheryl's mother?

3. What nickname did Cheryl give to her hiking backpack?

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. 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”?

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