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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 new book did Cheryl begin reading in Chapter 16: “Mazama”?
(a) The Dream of a Common Language.
(b) The Best American Essays 1991.
(c) The Ten Thousand Things.
(d) The Pacific Crest Trail: Part I: California.

2. Where was the Rainbow Gathering supposed to be, according to Rex in Chapter 14: “Wild”?
(a) Kangaroo Lake.
(b) Lassen Lake.
(c) Medicine Lake.
(d) Toad Lake.

3. What name did Cheryl's mother go by?
(a) Alice.
(b) Bobbi.
(c) Marie.
(d) Sarah.

4. What animal came crashing through the bushes and onto the trail by Cheryl in Chapter 14: “Wild”?
(a) A horse.
(b) A moose.
(c) A bear.
(d) A bull.

5. When did Clinton Churchill Clarke die?
(a) 1935.
(b) 1991.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1957.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the llama that Vera and Kyle had with them in Chapter 14: “Wild”?

2. Where did Susanna tell Cheryl she was from in Chapter 15: “Box of Rain”?

3. What was the name of Cheryl's mother's horse?

4. What is the elevation of Mount Shasta?

5. How much money did Cheryl have waiting for her in her resupply pack in Ashland in Chapter 15: “Box of Rain”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What positive feelings about her mother does Cheryl reveal in Chapter 16: “Mazama”?

2. Who gives Cheryl the nickname "Queen of the PCT"? Why?

3. Why does Cheryl become uncomfortable around the hunters in Chapter 17: “Into a Primal Gear”?

4. What discovery does Cheryl make in Cassel in Chapter 12: “This Far”? What action does Cheryl take in light of the discovery?

5. What historical and geological information about Crater Lake is related in Chapter 16: “Mazama”?

6. What does Cheryl do after she has hitchhiked to Old Station in Chapter 11: “The Lou Out of Lou”?

7. What realization does Cheryl reach regarding her father in Chapter 14: “Wild”?

8. What does Cheryl consider about her trail nickname in Chapter 14: “Wild”?

9. What does Cheryl learn during her overnight stay at camp in Chapter 13: “The Accumulation of Trees”?

10. What leads Cheryl to contemplate Eddie in Chapter 10: “Range of Light”? What are her thoughts on Eddie?

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