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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What occupies Bryson's thoughts as he awaits springtime?
(a) His troubled son
(b) Bear attacks
(c) His shaky finances
(d) His teaching post at the university

2. What do Bryson and Katz talk about as they dine in the Georgia Mountain Restaurant in Hiawassee?
(a) The pros and cons of renting a mule
(b) The great food in the finest restaurants in Boston and New York
(c) The life and times of a cockroach
(d) The abandonment of their uninvited hiking partner

3. Who is the new friend Bryson and Katz meet on the trail?
(a) Mary
(b) Sue Ellen
(c) MaryBeth
(d) Mary Ellen

4. Where is 12-year-old David Anderson mauled and killed by a black bear?
(a) Quebec
(b) New York
(c) New Hampshire
(d) Northern Maine

5. What is the idea of Trail Magic that all AT hikers believe?
(a) Never stay more than two days in the same spot.
(b) A hiking party of five is a bad luck omen.
(c) When things look hopeless and will never change, along comes a positive change.
(d) Camp should be set by 6 p.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does railroad man, Henry Bagley, do in 1890?

2. What is an accurate description of Bryson and Katz's new friend?

3. What item does Katz throw out of his pack to lighten the weight?

4. While Bryson climbs the first mountain, what is Katz doing well behind him?

5. What happens three or four times a day as Bryson and Katz hike the trail?

(see the answer key)

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