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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far had Bryson and Katz hiked when they parted ways?
(a) 65 miles
(b) 175 miles
(c) 250 miles
(d) 500 miles

2. Who joins Bryson and Katz in one of the Shenandoah shelters?
(a) Park rangers
(b) A newlywed couple
(c) The Boy Scouts
(d) Mary Ellen

3. What is a diversion available at the campground?
(a) Hanging out at the stove in the office
(b) Playing board games endlessly
(c) Looking at hanging wall pictures of previous hikers
(d) Listening to country music for endless hours

4. What are Katz and Bryson confronted with when they reach High Top?
(a) A steep cliff
(b) A deep gorge
(c) The Smoky Mountains
(d) A raging river

5. What does Bryson say is his universe while he is on the Appalachian Trail?
(a) Thinking of home
(b) Waiting to rest for the night
(c) The forest
(d) Thinking about getting to the next town

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the record for the longest section hike along the Appalachian Trail?

2. What is unusual about the town of Centralia?

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

4. What is Bryson's reply when Katz asks him how he got over the fallen tree across the trail?

5. What does Bryson discover when it starts raining in the mountains of New England?

(see the answer key)

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