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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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(c) It is superseded or abandoned.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

3. What is the strange move Katz makes when he realizes they have chosen too much food?
(a) He abandons the full cart in the aisle, gets an empty cart and starts over.
(b) He removes all the crackers, cookies and candy.
(c) He removes all items from the cart except the freeze dried.
(d) He removes most of the items then reloads with many canned beans.

4. What does Bryson notice while walking the trail in Georgia?
(a) Paper and plastic bottle litter
(b) Infrequent swarms of biting flies
(c) Surrounding woods bring on almost a trance like state
(d) Hours of quiet solitude

5. What is Bryson's longstanding impression of the woods?
(a) Woods are spooky
(b) Woods are a great place to relax
(c) Woods are nature's library
(d) Woods are nature's ordered masterpiece

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In March and April, what percent of hikers drop out the first week?

3. What kills the Chestnut trees along the Appalachian Trail?

4. What is the idea of Trail Magic that all AT hikers believe?

5. Who is the first person to hike the Appalachian Trail in a single summer?

(see the answer key)

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