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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many people are attacked by bears each year on the entire AT?
(a) 160
(b) 25
(c) 150
(d) 135

2. What is a diversion available at the campground?
(a) Listening to country music for endless hours
(b) Looking at hanging wall pictures of previous hikers
(c) Hanging out at the stove in the office
(d) Playing board games endlessly

3. How do Bryson and Katz feel once they realize they will never walk to Maine?
(a) Embarrassed
(b) Liberated
(c) Depressed
(d) Angry

4. Which group is responsible for the maintenance of the trail?
(a) U. S. Department of the Interior
(b) National Park Service
(c) U. S. Department of Environmental Affairs
(d) Solely volunteer groups

5. What stands at Fontana Lake's western end?
(a) Huge spruce trees
(b) A large shelter
(c) An electric dam
(d) A cabin

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Bryson and Katz decide not to hike the whole Appalachian Trail?

2. Where is Gatlinburg located?

3. What surprises Bryson about his equipment shopping trip?

4. What does Katz buy in Franklin that irritates Bryson?

5. What item does Katz throw out of his pack to lighten the weight?

(see the answer key)

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