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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What item does Katz throw out of his pack to lighten the weight?
(a) Coffee filters
(b) Canned fruit
(c) A huge salami
(d) Cans of stew

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

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

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

5. Where is MacKaye's trail idea first published?
(a) In the New York Times
(b) In his hometown newspaper in Cambridge MA
(c) In an architectural journal
(d) In a guide for summer hiking

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the primary role of the Forest Service?

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

3. What is the title of the book Bill reads snuggled in bed weeks before the walk begins?

4. What is it about the airline person that prompts Bryson to question the man's intelligence?

5. What is Benton MacKaye's job?

(see the answer key)

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