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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 is the name of Cheryl's brother?
(a) Lief.
(b) Rex.
(c) Joe.
(d) Paul.

2. Who did Cheryl receive a postcard from when the picked up her supply pack in Kennedy Meadows in Chapter 7: “The Only Girl in the Woods”?
(a) Karen.
(b) Joe.
(c) Lief.
(d) Paul.

3. What month was it when Cheryl left Minnesota to drive to Portland in Chapter 2: "Splitting"?
(a) May.
(b) June.
(c) July.
(d) August.

4. How much money did Cheryl have with her as she re-started on the PCT from Sierra City in Chapter 9: “Staying Found”?
(a) 13 dollars.
(b) 3 dollars.
(c) 60 cents.
(d) 34 cents.

5. Where were the father and son going to attend a graduation ceremony when they agreed to give Cheryl a ride from Mojave to the PCT?
(a) Portland.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) San Luis Obispo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had Cheryl done with the book Staying Found after reading it?

2. Where was Greg from?

3. How old was Ed when Cheryl met him in Chapter 7: “The Only Girl in the Woods”?

4. What town did Frank tell Cheryl to hitch a ride to when he dropped her off at the convenience store in Chapter 6: “A Bull in Both Directions”?

5. 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?

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. Where is the author in the Prologue of the memoir? What action takes place in the Prologue?

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

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

6. What happens when Cheryl goes to lift her backpack and set out on the hike in Chapter 3: “Hunching in a Remotely Upright Position”?

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

8. What obstacles are presented for Cheryl as she makes her way along the PCT in Chapter 9: “Staying Found”?

9. What symbolism is revealed to be connected to the feather that Cheryl carries in Chapter 8: “Corvidology”?

10. What causes Cheryl to leave the PCT in Chapter 5: “Tracks”? Where does she go when she departs from the trail?

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