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

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

3. What was the name of the therapist that Cheryl had seen in downtown Minneapolis?
(a) James.
(b) Peter.
(c) Andrew.
(d) Vince.

4. How old was Carlos when Cheryl met him in Chapter 5: “Tracks”?
(a) 55.
(b) 26.
(c) 18.
(d) 42.

5. How much money did Cheryl have with her as she re-started on the PCT from Sierra City in Chapter 9: “Staying Found”?
(a) 34 cents.
(b) 13 dollars.
(c) 60 cents.
(d) 3 dollars.

Short Answer Questions

1. What river flows through Kennedy Meadows?

2. What is depicted on Cheryl's only tattoo?

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

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

5. What drug did Cheryl develop a problem with while she was seeing Joe?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Cheryl describe her early childhood and her biological father in Chapter 1: “The Ten Thousand Things”?

2. How does the author describe her position as a woman on the trail in Chapter 7: “The Only Girl in the Woods”?

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

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

5. What happens when Cheryl goes to lift her backpack and set out on the hike in Chapter 3: “Hunching in a Remotely Upright Position”?

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

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 divorce are shared with the reader in Chapter 6: “A Bull in Both Directions”?

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

10. What book inspired Cheryl's journey? Where did Cheryl first encounter this book?

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