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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the description of Georgia highlanders?
(a) Downtrodden and joyful
(b) Constantly striving to gain acceptance
(c) Depraved, rude, uncivilized
(d) Exceedingly poor but happy

2. Who maps out the actual paths and begins construction?
(a) Martin A. Berry
(b) Washington Irving
(c) Myron Avery
(d) Charles Whitaker

3. What are parts of the original Appalachian Trail plans that are never realized?
(a) Memorial markers for great leaders and for ordinary people
(b) Small clinics for treating minor injuries and bites
(c) Bus roads for touring
(d) Hostels, inns and woodland villages

4. Where does Bryson reside in the beginning of the book?
(a) New Hampshire
(b) Georgia
(c) Pennsylvania
(d) Maine

5. How many people are attacked by bears each year on the entire AT?
(a) 150
(b) 25
(c) 135
(d) 160

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do Katz and Bryson hear about Mary Ellen two days after they leave her behind?

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

4. What is Bryson's longstanding impression of the woods?

5. What is the daydream of every hiker as they walk the trail?

(see the answer key)

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