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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are Bryson and Katz covering the last 11 miles to Hiawassee?
(a) Hitchhiking
(b) An unusual number of sitting rest stops
(c) A very slow walking pace
(d) A very fast walking pace

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

3. What is David Anderson doing when the bear attacks?
(a) Cooking hamburgers
(b) Sleeping in his tent
(c) Making too much noise in the woods
(d) Eating a Snickers bar

4. Why are grizzly bears not a concern on the trail?
(a) The black bear population has driven off the grizzly bears.
(b) Disease unique to the grizzly bear has wiped out the population.
(c) The Park Service shoots all grizzly bears on sight.
(d) Grizzly bears do not roam east of the Mississippi River.

5. What does railroad man, Henry Bagley, do in 1890?
(a) Builds labor housing in the woods, laborers ignite a huge forest fire
(b) Lays railroad track that disrupts the continuity of the trail
(c) Builds a small town in the clear cut, with train service to Atlanta
(d) Begins Georgia clear cutting that lasts about forty years

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What makes the trail easier for Bryson and Katz when they hike on after the snowstorm?

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

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

5. What does Bryson want to do right after getting cleaned up?

(see the answer key)

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