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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Bryson and Katz talk about as they dine in the Georgia Mountain Restaurant in Hiawassee?
(a) The great food in the finest restaurants in Boston and New York
(b) The pros and cons of renting a mule
(c) The abandonment of their uninvited hiking partner
(d) The life and times of a cockroach

2. What does Bryson notice while walking the trail in Georgia?
(a) Paper and plastic bottle litter
(b) Surrounding woods bring on almost a trance like state
(c) Hours of quiet solitude
(d) Infrequent swarms of biting flies

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the strange move Katz makes when he realizes they have chosen too much food?

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

4. What is Benton MacKaye's job?

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

(see the answer key)

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