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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the record for the longest section hike along the Appalachian Trail?
(a) Seventeen years
(b) Forty-six years
(c) Thirty-two years
(d) Twenty years

3. What is Katz planning to do in Franklin?
(a) Go shopping
(b) Find a woman
(c) Go to the movies
(d) Idle in town for several days

4. What is the weather like in Virginia?
(a) Windy and cold
(b) Wintery
(c) Spring is in full swing.
(d) Rainy and cold

5. What is the date Bryson and Katz begin their walk in the woods?
(a) March 9, 1996
(b) April 1, 1995
(c) March 1, 1995
(d) April 6, 1996

Short Answer Questions

1. Who joins Bryson and Katz in one of the Shenandoah shelters?

2. What is the pack weight for the average Appalachian hiker?

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

4. What does the cabdriver suggest Bryson and Katz do to get to their destination?

5. What is college student, Zack, doing about the snowbound situation?

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