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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Bryson surprised to find at the first shelter?
(a) A crowd of hikers
(b) The shelter has fallen in and has no roof
(c) The shelter is teeming with bugs, spiders and crawlies
(d) The shelter has burned from a careless campfire

2. What occupies Bryson's thoughts as he awaits springtime?
(a) His teaching post at the university
(b) His troubled son
(c) His shaky finances
(d) Bear attacks

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

4. What is the strange move Katz makes when he realizes they have chosen too much food?
(a) He removes all items from the cart except the freeze dried.
(b) He removes all the crackers, cookies and candy.
(c) He abandons the full cart in the aisle, gets an empty cart and starts over.
(d) He removes most of the items then reloads with many canned beans.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. While Bryson climbs the first mountain, what is Katz doing well behind him?

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

3. What are parts of the original Appalachian Trail plans that are never realized?

4. What is the date Bryson and Katz begin their walk in the woods?

5. What is the title of the book Bill reads snuggled in bed weeks before the walk begins?

(see the answer key)

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