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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bryson consider perfect about hiking in Vermont?
(a) Vermont reminds him of England.
(b) He can commute with his car and be home at night to sleep in his own bed.
(c) Vermont has rolling fields and pleasant streams.
(d) Vermont has level, easy hiking trails.

2. Who set up the American Literary, Scientific, and Military Academy in 1785?
(a) Michael McKinley
(b) Jeremy Washington
(c) Alden Partridge
(d) Gene Greylock

3. What is Benton MacKaye's job?
(a) Coordinating WPA projects in the state of Georgia.
(b) Collaborating with labor unions on U. S. Labor Department projects.
(c) Coordinating WPA projects in New York state.
(d) Coming up with ideas to improve efficiency and morale in the U. S. Labor Department

4. What is college student, Zack, doing about the snowbound situation?
(a) Assembling a posse to hike to Franklin for help.
(b) Constructing a temporary hut to expand sleeping area.
(c) Attempting to radio his father for evacuation.
(d) Renting a van and taking 15 hikers to the town of Franklin.

5. How many Union troops does Stonewall Jackson capture at Harper's Ferry?
(a) 12,500
(b) 570
(c) 256
(d) 5,500

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Bryson discover when he walks to Kmart in Waynesboro?

3. What is causing Bryson and Katz to hurry the descent of Blood Mountain?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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