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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 Stories of Flannery O'Connor.
(b) The Complete Plays of William Shakespeare.
(c) The Complete Stories of Edgar Allan Poe.
(d) The Poetry of Emily Dickinson.

2. What vehicle did Cheryl encounter on the jeep trail as she was making her way toward Quincy in Chapter 9: “Staying Found”?
(a) A black SUV.
(b) A green SUV.
(c) A blue corvette.
(d) A red Jeep.

3. What school was Cheryl's ex-husband accepted to for graduate studies in New York?
(a) Pratt Institute.
(b) Columbia University.
(c) New York University.
(d) The New School.

4. How old was Greg when Cheryl met him in Chapter 6: “A Bull in Both Directions”?
(a) 22.
(b) 40.
(c) 19.
(d) 55.

5. 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”?
(a) Mountain Lily.
(b) Mountain Misery.
(c) Lupine.
(d) Indian Paintbrush.

Short Answer Questions

1. Cheryl Strayed writes in Chapter 3: “Hunching in a Remotely Upright Position,” "Every now and then I could see myself--truly see myself--and a sentence would come to me, thundering like a god into my head, and as I saw myself then in front of that tarnished mirror what came to me was" what?

2. What nickname did Cheryl give to her hiking backpack?

3. What month was it when Cheryl left Minnesota to drive to Portland in Chapter 2: "Splitting"?

4. What nickname did Frank give to Cheryl as they sat in his truck in Chapter 5: “Tracks”?

5. How many days was Cheryl on the PCT before she reached Golden Oak Springs in Chapter 5: “Tracks”?

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. 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”?

3. 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?

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

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

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

7. What invitation is extended to Cheryl from Doug and Tom in Chapter 8: “Corvidology”? How does Cheryl respond?

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

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

10. What obstacles are presented for Cheryl as she makes her way along the PCT in Chapter 9: “Staying Found”?

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