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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 shape are the small metal PCT markers that appear periodically along the trail?
(a) Square-shaped.
(b) Triangle-shaped.
(c) Heart-shaped.
(d) Diamond-shaped.

2. What is the elevation of Forester Pass on the PCT?
(a) 14,265 feet.
(b) 13,160 feet.
(c) 15,656 feet.
(d) 9,345 feet.

3. What nickname did Cheryl give to her hiking backpack?
(a) Shelly.
(b) Griffin.
(c) Monster.
(d) Slave.

4. Who is attributed to the following quote that opens Part Three? "We are now in the mountains and they are in us..."
(a) Emily Dickinson.
(b) Teddy Roosevelt.
(c) James McCarthy.
(d) John Muir.

5. 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”?
(a) 600.
(b) 50.
(c) 200.
(d) 20.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Cheryl's sister?

2. What is the title of Part Two of the memoir?

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

4. How long before Cheryl set out to hike the PCT was her divorce settled?

5. What is the name of Cheryl's brother?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What revelations about herself does Cheryl have while looking into the mirror before setting out for the PCT in Chapter 3: “Hunching in a Remotely Upright Position”?

4. Where does Cheryl's hike of the PCT begin? What thoughts does Cheryl have upon arriving at her starting point in Chapter 2: “Splitting”?

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

6. What encounters with animals does Cheryl describe along her journey in Chapter 5: “Tracks”? What realizations do these encounters lead her to?

7. Describe Cheryl's encounter with the fox in Chapter 9: “Staying Found.” What inner emotions are revealed in this excerpt of the memoir?

8. What items does Cheryl describe that she has brought for her journey in Chapter 3: “Hunching in a Remotely Upright Position”?

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

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

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