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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What occupies Bryson's thoughts as he awaits springtime?
(a) His shaky finances
(b) His teaching post at the university
(c) Bear attacks
(d) His troubled son

2. What is the daydream of every hiker as they walk the trail?
(a) Something sweet and gooey to eat
(b) An endless supply of hot and cold drinks
(c) A new vehicle so I never have to walk about again
(d) A box spring and mattress

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

4. What does Katz buy in Franklin that irritates Bryson?
(a) A TV Guide
(b) Cream Soda
(c) A box of Snickers
(d) A beer

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In March and April, what percent of hikers drop out the first week?

2. What is the major drawback of AT trail maps?

3. What is David Anderson doing when the bear attacks?

4. Why is the footpath around Big Butt especially dangerous?

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

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