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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 does "Sierra Nevada" mean in Spanish?
(a) The high desert.
(b) The snowy range.
(c) The winding river.
(d) The broken glass.

2. Who is the author of the following poetic excerpt that opens Part Three? "If your Nerve, deny you - / Go above your Nerve - "
(a) Emily Dickinson.
(b) Percy Shelley.
(c) Lord Byron.
(d) Walt Whitman.

3. What shape are the small metal PCT markers that appear periodically along the trail?
(a) Triangle-shaped.
(b) Diamond-shaped.
(c) Heart-shaped.
(d) Square-shaped.

4. What mountains does Chery describe to the west of Mojave in Chapter 2: "Splitting"?
(a) The Elk River Mountains.
(b) The Tehachapi Mountains.
(c) The Belcher Mountains.
(d) The Cameron Mountains.

5. How many times had Cheryl been backpacking previously when she set out to journey the PCT?
(a) Never.
(b) Ten times.
(c) Once.
(d) Twice.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Cheryl Strayed born?

2. How old was Carlos when Cheryl met him in Chapter 5: “Tracks”?

3. For whom did Cheryl call out when the animal she encountered in the woods fled away in Chapter 9: “Staying Found”?

4. What kind of vehicle did Cheryl drive from Minnesota to Portland when she set out to hike the PCT?

5. What was the name of the therapist that Cheryl had seen in downtown Minneapolis?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Cheryl's encounter with Greg influence her mindset on the trail in Chapter 6: “A Bull in Both Directions”?

2. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How long does it take Cheryl to reach Golden Oak Springs? How much time does she spend there in Chapter 5: “Tracks”?

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