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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the footpath around Big Butt especially dangerous?
(a) Overhanging branches can whiplash the face.
(b) The path is always slick with wet moss.
(c) The footpath is very narrow with a steep drop on each side.
(d) The path is always slick with ice.

2. What is Katz planning to do in Franklin?
(a) Find a woman
(b) Go to the movies
(c) Idle in town for several days
(d) Go shopping

3. Why is Katz determined to take a top bunk?
(a) He distrusts most of the crowd
(b) He intends to sleep late in to the morning
(c) Odors at floor level are nauseating
(d) Heat rises

4. What is the total walking distance of the typical American in one week?
(a) 7 miles
(b) 1.4 miles
(c) 23 miles
(d) 5 miles

5. What is Chicken John's claim to fame?
(a) He eats chickens every day.
(b) He has been hiking the trail for half a year.
(c) He hikes the trail every year.
(d) He has hiked the trail seven times.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bryson consider perfect about hiking in Vermont?

2. Why does Katz stay in his room while staying in Waynesboro?

3. What mountain inspired Melville's Moby Dick.

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

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

(see the answer key)

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