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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the last long stretch of hiking for Katz and Bryson before ending the first part of their trek?
(a) Shenandoah National Park
(b) Hundred Mile Wilderness
(c) The Appalachian Mountains
(d) White Mountains

3. What mountain inspired Melville's Moby Dick.
(a) Mount Washington
(b) Mount Greylock
(c) Mount McKinley
(d) Mount Lafayette

4. What does Bryson consider perfect about hiking in Vermont?
(a) Vermont has rolling fields and pleasant streams.
(b) Vermont reminds him of England.
(c) Vermont has level, easy hiking trails.
(d) He can commute with his car and be home at night to sleep in his own bed.

5. 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) Someone went through with a snowmobile, making a path.
(c) The snow melts quickly.
(d) Bryson and Katz put spikes on their shoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is college student, Zack, doing about the snowbound situation?

2. What is the unexpected factor with the snowstorm?

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

4. What is Katz planning to do in Franklin?

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

(see the answer key)

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