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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How old was Cheryl when she first met Joe?
2. What is the highest peak in the contiguous United States?
3. The California coast parallels the PCT more or less about how many miles away, according to the author in Chapter 6: “A Bull in Both Directions”?
4. What mountain range does the Sierra Nevada connect with at Lassen National Park?
5. What year was it when Cheryl Strayed hiked the PCT?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What are the "last-minute" items that Cheryl remembers to bring as she sets out in Chapter 3: “Hunching in a Remotely Upright Position”?
3. What causes Cheryl to leave the PCT in Chapter 5: “Tracks”? Where does she go when she departs from the trail?
4. Who does Cheryl encounter when she arrives at Kennedy Meadows in Chapter 7: “The Only Girl in the Woods”?
5. What items does Cheryl describe that she has brought for her journey in Chapter 3: “Hunching in a Remotely Upright Position”?
6. What symbolism is revealed to be connected to the feather that Cheryl carries in Chapter 8: “Corvidology”?
7. How would you describe Cheryl's mindset as she returns to the PCT in Chapter 9: “Staying Found”?
8. What internal and external conflicts are presented for Cheryl in Chapter 8: “Corvidology”?
9. What is revealed of Cheryl's past in the flashback to the Mayo Clinic in Chapter 1: “The Ten Thousand Things”?
10. What book inspired Cheryl's journey? Where did Cheryl first encounter this book?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the theme of isolation in the memoir. In what ways did Cheryl feel isolated in her everyday life before she set out to hike the PCT? How does the isolation that Cheryl experienced on the trail compare with her isolation within society?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the genres of memoir and Bildungsroman. How does the term “Bildungsroman” relate to the narrative of Wild? How do literary devices such as theme, plot structure, imagery, metaphor, and symbolism apply to this genre? How do memoirs vary in terms of how they are related and how they are structured?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the narrative style of Wild. Is the story related from a first, second, or third-person perspective? Is it related in present or past tense? What impact does each of these choices have on the reader?
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