Wild Prologue

Which word or phrase best replaces futile in the following passage (paragraph 3)?

• showing a lack of intelligence

• confusing

• amusing

• having no result or effect

The following passage (paragraph 4) mainly explains how _______________.

• the author has been disconnecting herself from the life she knew since the loss of her parents.

• the author is happy to be a part of a close-knit family.

• a stranger thought it was funny that someone with the last name Strayed acted like a stray animal.

• the author has suffered great loss and is unable to cope.

Choose the best sentence to add descriptive details to the following passage (paragraph 14).

• “I finally regretted setting off on this hike alone, but it was far too late for that now.”

• “I kept an extra pair of black wool socks in my left pocket.”

• “My shins were visibly swollen underneath a crusty exterior of dried mud and scabs.”

• “I bought the shirt I’d been wearing at a vintage store in San Diego.”

Which inference about the author’s decision to hike the Pacific Crest Trail is best supported by the passage below (paragraphs 5-7)?

• Strayed had no expectations in mind when she planned to hike; she was simply looking for adventure.

• The hike would be an exercise in learning to trust and adapt to nature.

• She had hoped the hike, as part of her wanderings, would result in self-exploration and discovery.

• The PCT would be the trail she would take to visit Minnesota, New York, and Oregon.

Which sentence from the text best supports the idea that the author had hoped the hike would result in self-exploration and discovery?

• “It was a world I’d never been to and yet had known was there all along, one I’d staggered to in sorrow and confusion and fear and hope.”

• “A world I thought would both make me into the woman I knew I could become and turn me back into the girl I’d once been.”

• “In the years before I pitched my boot over the edge of the mountain, I’d been pitching myself over the edge too.”

• “ I’d ranged and roamed and railed—from Minnesota to New York to Oregon and all across the West—until at last I found myself, bootless, in the summer of 1995, not so much loose in the world as bound to it.”

Which sentence best summarizes the following passage (paragraph 8)?

• During a difficult time in her life, the author learns of the Pacific Crest Trail, but thinks nothing of it.

• Several months ago, Strayed became interested in the PCT and researched it in her spare time.

• The author buys a foldable shovel at an outdoor store.

• The PCT runs from California to Canada, cutting through several mountain ranges.

With which of the following statements would the author most likely agree?

• A hiker must always bring two pairs of everything, in case of loss or emergency.

• When faced with challenges, the first step to moving forward is simply moving.

• There is no better way to learn about oneself than spending time in solitude.

• Personal attachment is the only cause of pain.

Match the definition to the word outlandish.

• useless

• strange

• slowly change

• to travel

Match the correct definition to the word traverse

• useless

• strange

• to travel

• to slowly change

Read the paragraph attached. Which ideas should be included in this paragraph to create a complete summary of the article? Select TWO correct answers.

• Her goal is to make it to the Bridge of the Gods

• The author's mother died when the author was twenty-two

• As she looks up and down the path. she knows her only option is to keep walking.

• The author was standing in line at an outdoor store when she first heard of the Pacific Crest Trail.

• Several of the author's toenails are now black and detached.