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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Bryson describe the town of Hanover where he lives?
(a) A quiet, boring town
(b) A busy, overcrowded town
(c) A small, typical New England college town
(d) A rowdy college town

2. What makes the trail easier for Bryson and Katz when they hike on after the snowstorm?
(a) A hiker before them patted down the snow.
(b) Bryson and Katz put spikes on their shoes.
(c) Someone went through with a snowmobile, making a path.
(d) The snow melts quickly.

3. Who set up the American Literary, Scientific, and Military Academy in 1785?
(a) Alden Partridge
(b) Michael McKinley
(c) Gene Greylock
(d) Jeremy Washington

4. What is college student, Zack, doing about the snowbound situation?
(a) Assembling a posse to hike to Franklin for help.
(b) Renting a van and taking 15 hikers to the town of Franklin.
(c) Attempting to radio his father for evacuation.
(d) Constructing a temporary hut to expand sleeping area.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Bryson's goal before he meets up with Katz again?

2. What is the only accommodation available at the campground?

3. What is Chicken John's claim to fame?

4. What does Katz buy in Franklin that irritates Bryson?

5. What is the oldest shelter on the Appalachian Trail?

(see the answer key)

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