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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mary Ellen tell another hiker at Plumorchard Gap Shelter about Katz and Bryson?
(a) They are wimps.
(b) She is grateful for all they did for her.
(c) They helped her out alot.
(d) She is afraid on the trail without them.

2. What creatures were living in Birch Spring Gap Shelter?
(a) Chipmunks
(b) Skunks
(c) Mice
(d) Rats

3. What do Bryson and Katz decide to do when they see a full map of the Appalachian Trail?
(a) Give up on the hike
(b) Plod ahead
(c) Skip fifty miles of trail
(d) Skip a few hundred miles of trail

4. What are parts of the original Appalachian Trail plans that are never realized?
(a) Bus roads for touring
(b) Memorial markers for great leaders and for ordinary people
(c) Hostels, inns and woodland villages
(d) Small clinics for treating minor injuries and bites

5. What is the third state through which Bryson and Katz travel?
(a) Georgia
(b) Maine
(c) Tennessee
(d) North Carolina

Short Answer Questions

1. Which food is Katz complaining about because Bryson left it behind?

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

3. What is Bryson surprised to find at the first shelter?

4. What are Katz and Bryson confronted with when they reach High Top?

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

(see the answer key)

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