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

2. What shape are the small metal PCT markers that appear periodically along the trail?

3. What did the skiers respond when Cheryl shouted to them from the PCT in Chapter 9: “Staying Found,” "WHERE ARE WE?"

4. What mountains does Chery describe to the west of Mojave in Chapter 2: "Splitting"?

5. What is the elevation of the town of Mojave, California?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where did Cheryl go before she left Minnesota for her hike? What did she do here, according to the narrative in Chapter 2: “Splitting”?

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

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

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

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

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

8. Who does Cheryl encounter when she arrives at Kennedy Meadows in Chapter 7: “The Only Girl in the Woods”?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

What books did Cheryl choose to bring with her for her journey? How does she describe the importance of each of these books? What did Cheryl do to the books as she completed them? Why? How did Cheryl obtain more books and what were they?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Cheryl’s relationship with Joe as described in the narrative. In what ways did Joe differ from Cheryl’s husband Paul? Where did Cheryl meet Joe? How did their relationship develop? How did Cheryl’s relationship with Joe influence her decision to hike the PCT?

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