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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is causing Bryson and Katz to hurry the descent of Blood Mountain?
(a) Katz is sick and getting sicker
(b) A substantial storm is almost upon them
(c) They have seen 3 bears
(d) Thoughts of Walasi-Yi Inn, having sandwiches and ice cream

2. What is the story Katz tells as they recline on Indian Grove Gap?
(a) A turkey plucked out Grandpa Katz' eyeball and ate it.
(b) A blind juggler used his two eyeballs that had been surgically removed.
(c) A man snorted too much, one day popped an eyeball and the dog ate it.
(d) Grandma Katz was attacked by an impatient buzzard that ate her eyeball.

3. 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

4. What does Mary Ellen tell another hiker at Plumorchard Gap Shelter about Katz and Bryson?
(a) She is afraid on the trail without them.
(b) She is grateful for all they did for her.
(c) They are wimps.
(d) They helped her out alot.

5. What happens three or four times a day as Bryson and Katz hike the trail?
(a) Saws can be heard in the distance
(b) Animals in the woods are heard but not seen
(c) They meet some of the small cohort hiking in the same direction at the same pace
(d) Unplanned rest stops

Short Answer Questions

1. How are Bryson and Katz covering the last 11 miles to Hiawassee?

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

3. What do Bryson and Katz talk about as they dine in the Georgia Mountain Restaurant in Hiawassee?

4. What is an accurate description of Bryson and Katz's new friend?

5. What is a common trade in northern Georgia?

(see the answer key)

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