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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is 12-year-old David Anderson mauled and killed by a black bear?
(a) New York
(b) Northern Maine
(c) New Hampshire
(d) Quebec

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

3. What is Bryson's longstanding impression of the woods?
(a) Woods are a great place to relax
(b) Woods are spooky
(c) Woods are nature's ordered masterpiece
(d) Woods are nature's library

4. Who joins Bryson and Katz on the morning hike after the snowstorm?
(a) Zeke and Festus
(b) 8 college students
(c) Jim and Heath from Chattanooga
(d) Darren and Donna

5. How many people are attacked by bears each year on the entire AT?
(a) 150
(b) 135
(c) 25
(d) 160

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the new friend Bryson and Katz meet on the trail?

2. While Bryson climbs the first mountain, what is Katz doing well behind him?

3. How are Bryson and Katz covering the last 11 miles to Hiawassee?

4. What are parts of the original Appalachian Trail plans that are never realized?

5. What is the amusement in the bunkhouse for about 30 minutes?

(see the answer key)

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