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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the footpath around Big Butt especially dangerous?
(a) The path is always slick with ice.
(b) Overhanging branches can whiplash the face.
(c) The path is always slick with wet moss.
(d) The footpath is very narrow with a steep drop on each side.

2. What is a common trade in northern Georgia?
(a) Hunting and meat packing
(b) Whiskey making and bootlegging
(c) Woodland crafts
(d) Fur trapping

3. What is an accurate description of Bryson and Katz's new friend?
(a) Shy
(b) Funny
(c) Irritating
(d) Intelligent

4. What is the major drawback of AT trail maps?
(a) Lack of detail makes the maps almost useless.
(b) The are too many inaccuracies.
(c) The maps are big and bulky.
(d) The maps are not weatherproof, disintegrate easily.

5. What is Bryson's joking impression of God's plan for him?
(a) Spend a little time with "each of the most stupid people on earth"
(b) To be treed by a bear and starve to death in the tree
(c) Not realize he reached the end of AT, hike a thousand miles in to Canada
(d) Fall from a cliff 100 yards before the end of the trail

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Katz buy in Franklin that irritates Bryson?

2. What does railroad man, Henry Bagley, do in 1890?

3. What is the title of the book Bill reads snuggled in bed weeks before the walk begins?

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

5. In what year is the Appalachian Trail formally completed?

(see the answer key)

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