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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the primary role of the Forest Service?
(a) Negotiate with logging contractors
(b) Maintaining hiking trails
(c) Develop scenic views, rest stops, and camping areas
(d) Road building

2. Why is Katz determined to take a top bunk?
(a) He intends to sleep late in to the morning
(b) Heat rises
(c) Odors at floor level are nauseating
(d) He distrusts most of the crowd

3. What is Katz planning to do in Franklin?
(a) Go shopping
(b) Idle in town for several days
(c) Find a woman
(d) Go to the movies

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the only accommodation available at the campground?

3. Where is MacKaye's trail idea first published?

4. Which group is responsible for the maintenance of the trail?

5. What is the date Bryson and Katz begin their walk in the woods?

(see the answer key)

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