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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What makes Bryson and Katz decide not to hike the whole Appalachian Trail?
(a) They want to get home quicker.
(b) They miss their families.
(c) They see a map of the trail and realize they have so far to go.
(d) They are tired.

2. What are Bryson and Katz's reaction to the commercialism of Knoxville?
(a) They think it is ugly.
(b) It makes them want to get back to civilization.
(c) They welcome it.
(d) They cannot wait to look around.

3. How long is the Appalachian Trail?
(a) 2100 miles
(b) 2700 miles
(c) 1200 miles
(d) 800 miles

4. What is the name of the blind man who hikes the entire Appalachian Trail with his seeing eye dog?
(a) Bill Thorton
(b) Bill Irwin
(c) David Horton
(d) Woodrow Murphey

5. What was enacted in 1968 to create 25,000 miles of new hiking trails in America?
(a) The Federal Hiking Act
(b) The National Hiking Act
(c) The Federal Trail Development Act
(d) The National Trails System Act

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the future hold for Earl Schaffer?

2. What do the dreary Georgia towns and the dreary people bring to mind?

3. What does Bryson conclude is the best advice in dealing with a bear in your midst?

4. What has devastated a mountain of foliage in Palmerton?

5. What is the story Katz tells as they recline on Indian Grove Gap?

(see the answer key)

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