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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who joins Bryson and Katz in Gravel Springs Hut?
(a) Loud, obnoxious hikers
(b) Chicken John
(c) A father and son
(d) John Connelly

2. What is the highest point on the Appalachian Trail?
(a) The Blue Ridge Mountains
(b) Pike's Peak
(c) Clingman's Dome
(d) Crescent Ridge

3. What kills the Chestnut trees along the Appalachian Trail?
(a) Poisonous aphids
(b) A deadly Asian fungus
(c) Grubs
(d) Root rot

4. What is the condition of Bryson's motel room in Hiawassee?
(a) Barely furnished
(b) Battered and dumpy
(c) Neat and clean
(d) Neat but unclean

5. What stands at Fontana Lake's western end?
(a) A cabin
(b) A large shelter
(c) An electric dam
(d) Huge spruce trees

Short Answer Questions

1. What is killing all the hemlock trees along the Appalachian Trail?

2. What do Bryson and Katz decide to do when they see a full map of the Appalachian Trail?

3. What is the idea of Trail Magic that all AT hikers believe?

4. What is the story Katz tells as they recline on Indian Grove Gap?

5. What is the true creature of the Smokies?

(see the answer key)

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