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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the third state through which Bryson and Katz travel?
(a) Maine
(b) North Carolina
(c) Georgia
(d) Tennessee

2. What are Katz and Bryson confronted with when they reach High Top?
(a) A steep cliff
(b) A deep gorge
(c) A raging river
(d) The Smoky Mountains

3. What is the highest point on the Appalachian Trail?
(a) Pike's Peak
(b) Clingman's Dome
(c) The Blue Ridge Mountains
(d) Crescent Ridge

4. Where do botanists consider the finest mix of mesophytic forest?
(a) The White Mountains
(b) The Rockies
(c) The Blue Ridge Mountains
(d) The Smokies

5. In what year is the Appalachian Trail formally completed?
(a) 1925
(b) 1963
(c) 1952
(d) 1937

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the attractions in Gatlinburg?

2. What is the amusement in the bunkhouse for about 30 minutes?

3. Why is Katz determined to take a top bunk?

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

5. What is the record for the longest section hike along the Appalachian Trail?

(see the answer key)

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