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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the unexpected factor with the snowstorm?
(a) The fierce wind
(b) Rapid accumulation
(c) Sudden onset
(d) The total lack of wind

2. The north point of the Appalachian Trail begins in which state?
(a) Georgia
(b) Virginia
(c) Pennsylvania
(d) Maine

3. What do the dreary Georgia towns and the dreary people bring to mind?
(a) An ambitious people in process of improving their lot
(b) A series of last settlements as the area nears the point of logged out
(c) The movie, Deliverance
(d) A tough working class of people

4. What is Bryson surprised to find at the first shelter?
(a) The shelter is teeming with bugs, spiders and crawlies
(b) The shelter has fallen in and has no roof
(c) A crowd of hikers
(d) The shelter has burned from a careless campfire

5. 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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who joins Bryson and Katz on the morning hike after the snowstorm?

2. What is the most compelling reason for Bryson to hike the trail?

3. What is the name of the amusement park Dolly Parton built in Gatlinburg?

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

5. How long is the Appalachian Trail?

(see the answer key)

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