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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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”?
(a) Emily.
(b) Lisa.
(c) Aimee.
(d) Karen.

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

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal did Cheryl have a moving encounter with in Chapter 9: “Staying Found”?

2. How old was Ed when Cheryl met him in Chapter 7: “The Only Girl in the Woods”?

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

4. Who was the founder of the Sierra Club?

5. What year was it when Cheryl Strayed hiked the PCT?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Cheryl's hike of the PCT begin? What thoughts does Cheryl have upon arriving at her starting point in Chapter 2: “Splitting”?

2. Describe Cheryl's encounter with the fox in Chapter 9: “Staying Found.” What inner emotions are revealed in this excerpt of the memoir?

3. What causes Cheryl to leave the PCT in Chapter 5: “Tracks”? Where does she go when she departs from the trail?

4. What map does Cheryl describe in the beginning of Chapter 2: “Splitting”?

5. What are Cheryl's initial thoughts about facing snow in the High Sierras in Chapter 7: “The Only Girl in the Woods”?

6. What internal and external conflicts are presented for Cheryl in Chapter 8: “Corvidology”?

7. What memories of Cheryl's divorce are shared with the reader in Chapter 6: “A Bull in Both Directions”?

8. What is revealed of Cheryl's past in the flashback to the Mayo Clinic in Chapter 1: “The Ten Thousand Things”?

9. What memories of Cheryl's marriage are shared with the reader in Chapter 2: “Splitting”?

10. What information does Cheryl learn during her detour in Chapter 6: “A Bull in Both Directions”?

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