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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Katz and Bryson hear about Mary Ellen two days after they leave her behind?
(a) She is hiking with other hikers.
(b) She managed to get ahead of them.
(c) She got lost in the woods.
(d) She dropped out with blisters on her feet.

2. What does Bryson want to do right after getting cleaned up?
(a) Read his books
(b) Make a campsite cooking fire and warm his hands
(c) Take a nap
(d) Get back to the hiking trail

3. Where is Bryson's wife supposed to pick them up, now that the first stage of the hike is over?
(a) Dalton
(b) Cabin Creek
(c) Front Royal
(d) Mount Washington

4. What was enacted in 1968 to create 25,000 miles of new hiking trails in America?
(a) The Federal Trail Development Act
(b) The National Hiking Act
(c) The Federal Hiking Act
(d) The National Trails System Act

5. Which beautiful Appalachian ranges are at the north and west of Pennsylvania?
(a) Overland Mountain, Pike's Peak, and Jefferson Range
(b) Crescent Peak, Clingman's Bluff, and Tuckerman's Ravine
(c) Washington, Lafayette, and McKinley
(d) Nittany, Jacks, and Tussey

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bryson consider a miracle about the Appalachian Trail?

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

3. What did the future hold for Earl Schaffer?

4. What is the food Bryson has about which Katz gets excited?

5. Where is Gatlinburg located?

(see the answer key)

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