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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5: “Tracks”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What led to the death of Cheryl's mother?
(a) Breast cancer.
(b) Diabetes.
(c) Lung cancer.
(d) AIDS.

2. Where was Cheryl's first supply stop on the PCT?
(a) Iron Gate Reservoir.
(b) Mount Shasta.
(c) Castle Crags.
(d) Kennedy Meadows.

3. What states does the Pacific Crest Trail pass through?
(a) California, Oregon, and Washington.
(b) Colorado, Wyoming, and Idaho.
(c) Louisiana, Arkansas, and Missouri.
(d) California, Nevada, and Oregon.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does water weigh per gallon?

2. What is the title of the book that Cheryl brought on her hike to tell her how to use her compass?

3. On what date was the Pacific Crest Trail officially designated by an act of Congress?

4. What was author Cheryl Strayed's birth name?

5. What year was it when Cheryl Strayed hiked the PCT?

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