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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a diversion available at the campground?
(a) Listening to country music for endless hours
(b) Looking at hanging wall pictures of previous hikers
(c) Hanging out at the stove in the office
(d) Playing board games endlessly

2. What is David Anderson doing when the bear attacks?
(a) Sleeping in his tent
(b) Making too much noise in the woods
(c) Eating a Snickers bar
(d) Cooking hamburgers

3. How far had Bryson and Katz hiked when they parted ways?
(a) 175 miles
(b) 250 miles
(c) 65 miles
(d) 500 miles

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

5. What does Katz buy in Franklin that irritates Bryson?
(a) A box of Snickers
(b) Cream Soda
(c) A TV Guide
(d) A beer

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Bryson afraid is staring at him when he sees two glowing eyes in the darkness?

2. Where do botanists consider the finest mix of mesophytic forest?

3. How many people are attacked by bears each year on the entire AT?

4. The north point of the Appalachian Trail begins in which state?

5. What is the physical condition of Bryson and Katz when they reach Clingman's Dome?

(see the answer key)

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