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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are parts of the original Appalachian Trail plans that are never realized?
(a) Memorial markers for great leaders and for ordinary people
(b) Hostels, inns and woodland villages
(c) Bus roads for touring
(d) Small clinics for treating minor injuries and bites

2. What does Bryson conclude is the best advice in dealing with a bear in your midst?
(a) Never run and attempt to hide because the bear will always pursue.
(b) Loudly sing a song because a bear will listen to unfamiliar sounds and will then depart.
(c) No one really knows; opinions vary and contradict each other.
(d) Always run and attempt to hide and the bear will lose interest.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is David Anderson doing when the bear attacks?

2. What is Bryson surprised to find at the first shelter?

3. Who is the new friend Bryson and Katz meet on the trail?

4. What happens three or four times a day as Bryson and Katz hike the trail?

5. Who maps out the actual paths and begins construction?

(see the answer key)

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