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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: “Hunching in a Remotely Upright Position”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What important item had Cheryl just lost over the edge of the mountain in the memoir's Prologue?
(a) Her boot.
(b) Her hat.
(c) Her hiking pole.
(d) Her backpack.

2. What is the elevation of the town of Mojave, California?
(a) 3,211 feet.
(b) 532 feet.
(c) 1,345 feet.
(d) 2,762 feet.

3. What is the name of Cheryl's step-father?
(a) Eddie.
(b) Jerry.
(c) Paul.
(d) Joe.

4. 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?
(a) The woman who was left behind.
(b) The woman with the hole in her heart.
(c) The woman who left her husband.
(d) The fallen angel.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What state was Cheryl in as she stood atop the mountain in the Prologue?

2. What is the name of the outdoor store in Minneapolis where Cheryl had purchased much of her hiking supplies in the months before her trip?

3. What establishment did Cheryl spend the night at in Mojave in Chapter 2: “Splitting”?

4. Who is the author of As I Lay Dying, which Cheryl brought on her hike?

5. Who is Cheryl's friend that she left her supply boxes with in Portland?

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