View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the llama that Vera and Kyle had with them in Chapter 14: “Wild”?
(a) Aunt Bertha.
(b) Clara.
(c) White Lady.
(d) Shooting Star.

2. What do Francisco's friends call him as a nickname in Chapter 10: “Range of Light”?
(a) Paco.
(b) Lief.
(c) Frank.
(d) Gus.

3. What book did Cheryl receive in her box and begin reading in Chapter 17: “Into a Primal Gear”?
(a) The Ten Thousand Things.
(b) The Dream of a Common Language.
(c) The Pacific Crest Trail, Volume I: California.
(d) The Best American Essays 1991.

4. Where did Cheryl split up with Stacy and Trina in the beginning of Chapter 11: “The Lou Out of Lou”?
(a) Whitehorse Campground.
(b) Stover Camp.
(c) Castle Crags.
(d) Kennedy Meadows.

5. Where did Rex tell Cheryl he lived in Chapter 12: “This Far”?
(a) Tampa, Florida.
(b) Little Rock, Arkansas.
(c) Lincoln, Nebraska.
(d) Phoenix, Arizona.

6. Who is the author of Waiting for the Barbarians?
(a) Ernest Hemingway.
(b) Cynthia Shepherd.
(c) James Joyce.
(d) J. M. Coetzee.

7. When did Clinton Churchill Clarke meet Warren Rogers?
(a) 1911.
(b) 1932.
(c) 1929.
(d) 1956.

8. How much money did Cheryl have waiting for her in her resupply pack in Ashland in Chapter 15: “Box of Rain”?
(a) $100.
(b) $20.
(c) $250.
(d) $300.

9. How many miles from Crater Lake did Cheryl have to go to get to Shelter Cove Resort in Chapter 17: “Into a Primal Gear”?
(a) 60.
(b) 85.
(c) 150.
(d) 25.

10. Where did Christine tell Cheryl she and her husband live in Chapter 10: “Range of Light”?
(a) Albuquerque, New Mexico.
(b) San Francisco, California.
(c) Portland, Oregon.
(d) Las Vegas, Nevada.

11. Who does Cheryl describe in Chapter 18: “Queen of the PCT” as "funny and incisive, kind and a great conversationalist"?
(a) Rick.
(b) Doug.
(c) Richie.
(d) Paco.

12. What animal came crashing through the bushes and onto the trail by Cheryl in Chapter 14: “Wild”?
(a) A bear.
(b) A bull.
(c) A moose.
(d) A horse.

13. Where did Christine take Cheryl to the ranger station in Chapter 10: “Range of Light”?
(a) Ashland, Oregon.
(b) Lone Pine, California.
(c) Tacoma, Washington.
(d) Quincy, California.

14. Who did Cheryl encounter on the trail that was heading back to Seiad Valley to take a bus to Ashland in Chapter 15: “Box of Rain”?
(a) Karen.
(b) Aimee.
(c) Gretchen.
(d) Stacy.

15. What was the trail name that Rick, Josh, and Richie had in the narrative?
(a) The Ivy League Team.
(b) The Astronauts.
(c) The Three Amigos.
(d) The Three Young Bucks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who had joked that Cheryl's nickname should be "the Hapless Hiker" in Chapter 14: “Wild”?

2. Who does Cheryl describe in Chapter 18: “Queen of the PCT” as "hilarious and a little bit strange, with a dark edge of mystery"?

3. Where did Susanna tell Cheryl she was from in Chapter 15: “Box of Rain”?

4. How large is Olallie Lake?

5. What creature reappears in Cheryl's dreams in Chapter 14: “Wild”?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 434 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample