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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the far shore of Fontana Lake border?
(a) The southern boundary of Great Smoky Mountain National Park
(b) The boundary of North Carolina
(c) The boundary of Smoky Mountain National Park
(d) The boundary of the Tennessee Valley

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

3. What is a common trade in northern Georgia?
(a) Whiskey making and bootlegging
(b) Woodland crafts
(c) Hunting and meat packing
(d) Fur trapping

4. Which food is Katz complaining about because Bryson left it behind?
(a) Hersey chocolate
(b) Snickers bars
(c) Little Debbie snacks
(d) Gummy bears

5. What is the fate of any enterprise in America that does not reinvent itself?
(a) It is superseded or abandoned.
(b) It continues to struggle.
(c) It retains a loyal following
(d) It is considered quaint.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are grizzly bears not a concern on the trail?

2. Who gives Bryson gear shopping etiquette instructions?

3. Where do Bryson and Katz decide to return to the trail?

4. How do Bryson and Katz feel once they realize they will never walk to Maine?

5. Which true story by author, Herrero, describes the injuries a grizzly can deliver quickly?

(see the answer key)

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