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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of what material are the shelters in the Rockies constructed?
(a) Brick
(b) Stone
(c) Plywood
(d) Pine branches

2. What do the dreary Georgia towns and the dreary people bring to mind?
(a) An ambitious people in process of improving their lot
(b) A tough working class of people
(c) The movie, Deliverance
(d) A series of last settlements as the area nears the point of logged out

3. Who is the new friend Bryson and Katz meet on the trail?
(a) Mary
(b) MaryBeth
(c) Mary Ellen
(d) Sue Ellen

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

5. Who maintains the stone lodges which are located in the White Mountains?
(a) The White Mountain Society
(b) The Appalachian Mountain Club
(c) The National Forest Service
(d) The state of New Hampshire

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the usual pattern of hours Bryson and Katz hike?

2. Where do Katz and Bryson agree to continue their hike in August?

3. What are Bryson and Katz's reaction to the commercialism of Knoxville?

4. What is unusual about the town of Centralia?

5. What are the weather conditions like on Mount Washington?

(see the answer key)

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