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

2. The woman in Reno told Cheryl that "corvidology" is the study of what?
(a) Waterfalls.
(b) Diamonds.
(c) Rocks and minerals.
(d) Crows and ravens.

3. What is the name of Frank's wife in the narrative?
(a) Annette.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Karen.
(d) Emily.

4. What is the title of Part Two of the memoir?
(a) Tracks.
(b) Range of Light.
(c) The Ten Thousand Things.
(d) Box of Rain.

5. What mountain range does the Sierra Nevada connect with at Lassen National Park?
(a) The Garfield Range.
(b) The Cascade Range.
(c) The Douglas Range.
(d) The Crease Range.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the low green bush that Cheryl pointed out as she and Greg began on the PCT in Chapter 9: “Staying Found”?

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

3. What is the name of Cheryl's sister?

4. What is the title of Part Three of the memoir?

5. What is the name of Cheryl's ex-husband?

Short Essay Questions

1. How would you describe Cheryl's mindset as she returns to the PCT in Chapter 9: “Staying Found”?

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

3. What items does Cheryl describe that she has brought for her journey in Chapter 3: “Hunching in a Remotely Upright Position”?

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

5. Where is the author in the Prologue of the memoir? What action takes place in the Prologue?

6. What encounters with animals does Cheryl describe along her journey in Chapter 5: “Tracks”? What realizations do these encounters lead her to?

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

8. 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?

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

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

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