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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a common trade in northern Georgia?
(a) Fur trapping
(b) Whiskey making and bootlegging
(c) Hunting and meat packing
(d) Woodland crafts

2. What is the amusement in the bunkhouse for about 30 minutes?
(a) Watching Katz trying to get in the third level bunk
(b) Watching the stove slide on the slick floor
(c) Watching the firewood explode in the stove
(d) Watching a camping crew try to fix the bunkhouse door

3. Why is Katz walking most places at the time he calls Bill?
(a) He is recovering from a heart attack.
(b) His car has been repossessed.
(c) He is on a rigorous fitness program.
(d) He is on a fad diet and exercise routine.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Bryson and Katz talk about as they dine in the Georgia Mountain Restaurant in Hiawassee?

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

3. What does Bryson conclude is the best advice in dealing with a bear in your midst?

4. What is Bryson afraid is staring at him when he sees two glowing eyes in the darkness?

5. What is it about the airline person that prompts Bryson to question the man's intelligence?

(see the answer key)

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