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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 the usual pattern of hours Bryson and Katz hike?
(a) 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
(b) 7:30 AM to 4 PM
(c) 9:00 AM to 3 PM
(d) 10:00 AM to 3 PM

2. What happens to Bryson while hiking in the rain?
(a) He slips down a cliff.
(b) He falls in the mud.
(c) He comes close to hypothermia.
(d) He catches a cold.

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

4. Who sees hiking as a dirty, pointless endeavor?
(a) Bryson
(b) Bryson's wife
(c) Mary Ellen
(d) Katz

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was enacted in 1968 to create 25,000 miles of new hiking trails in America?

2. What is the description of Georgia highlanders?

3. How far had Bryson and Katz hiked when they parted ways?

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

5. In what year is the Appalachian Trail formally completed?

(see the answer key)

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