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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Katz and Bryson hear about Mary Ellen two days after they leave her behind?
(a) She got lost in the woods.
(b) She is hiking with other hikers.
(c) She managed to get ahead of them.
(d) She dropped out with blisters on her feet.

2. What item does Katz throw out of his pack to lighten the weight?
(a) Canned fruit
(b) Cans of stew
(c) Coffee filters
(d) A huge salami

3. In what year is the Appalachian Trail formally completed?
(a) 1937
(b) 1963
(c) 1925
(d) 1952

4. What do the dreary Georgia towns and the dreary people bring to mind?
(a) A series of last settlements as the area nears the point of logged out
(b) An ambitious people in process of improving their lot
(c) The movie, Deliverance
(d) A tough working class of people

5. What is the description of Georgia highlanders?
(a) Constantly striving to gain acceptance
(b) Downtrodden and joyful
(c) Exceedingly poor but happy
(d) Depraved, rude, uncivilized

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the third state through which Bryson and Katz travel?

2. What does Mary Ellen tell another hiker at Plumorchard Gap Shelter about Katz and Bryson?

3. Where do Bryson and Katz stay after eight days of hiking?

4. What is the estimate of people who hike the Appalachian Trail every year?

5. Where do botanists consider the finest mix of mesophytic forest?

(see the answer key)

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