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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who maps out the actual paths and begins construction?
(a) Washington Irving
(b) Charles Whitaker
(c) Myron Avery
(d) Martin A. Berry

3. Where were twenty miles of trail lopped off in 1958?
(a) New Hampshire to Vermont
(b) Mount Washington to Tuckerman's Ravine
(c) Mount Oglethorpe to Springer Mountain
(d) Gatlinburg to Knoxville

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

5. What is Chicken John's claim to fame?
(a) He hikes the trail every year.
(b) He eats chickens every day.
(c) He has hiked the trail seven times.
(d) He has been hiking the trail for half a year.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is 12-year-old David Anderson mauled and killed by a black bear?

2. What do the dreary Georgia towns and the dreary people bring to mind?

3. What is Bryson's joking impression of God's plan for him?

4. What item does Katz throw out of his pack to lighten the weight?

5. What is the odd method Bryson uses to find a hiking partner?

(see the answer key)

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