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

2. What kind of vehicle did Cheryl drive from Minnesota to Portland when she set out to hike the PCT?
(a) A 1979 Chevy Luv pickup truck.
(b) A 1974 Volkswagen Beetle.
(c) A 1998 Ford Explorer.
(d) A 1991 Honda Accord.

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

4. How old was Ed when Cheryl met him in Chapter 7: “The Only Girl in the Woods”?
(a) 50.
(b) 36.
(c) 42.
(d) 45.

5. What is the elevation of Kennedy Meadows?
(a) 5,900 feet.
(b) 6,200 feet.
(c) 9,322 feet.
(d) 3,455 feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of the following poetic excerpt that opens Part Three? "If your Nerve, deny you - / Go above your Nerve - "

2. What is the title of Part Two of the memoir?

3. What river flows through Kennedy Meadows?

4. 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”?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the "last-minute" items that Cheryl remembers to bring as she sets out in Chapter 3: “Hunching in a Remotely Upright Position”?

2. Where did Cheryl go before she left Minnesota for her hike? What did she do here, according to the narrative in Chapter 2: “Splitting”?

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

4. How does the author introduce herself and her mindset regarding her journey in the memoir's Prologue?

5. What symbolism is revealed to be connected to the feather that Cheryl carries in Chapter 8: “Corvidology”?

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

7. When does Cheryl stop hiking on her first day on the PCT in Chapter 4: “The Pacific Crest Trail, Volume I: California”? What are her thoughts as she camps?

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

9. What revelations about herself does Cheryl have while looking into the mirror before setting out for the PCT in Chapter 3: “Hunching in a Remotely Upright Position”?

10. Who does Cheryl encounter when she arrives at Kennedy Meadows in Chapter 7: “The Only Girl in the Woods”?

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