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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 say is his universe while he is on the Appalachian Trail?
(a) Waiting to rest for the night
(b) Thinking about getting to the next town
(c) Thinking of home
(d) The forest

2. What is the story Katz tells as they recline on Indian Grove Gap?
(a) A blind juggler used his two eyeballs that had been surgically removed.
(b) A man snorted too much, one day popped an eyeball and the dog ate it.
(c) A turkey plucked out Grandpa Katz' eyeball and ate it.
(d) Grandma Katz was attacked by an impatient buzzard that ate her eyeball.

3. What creatures were living in Birch Spring Gap Shelter?
(a) Mice
(b) Skunks
(c) Rats
(d) Chipmunks

4. What is the usual pattern of hours Bryson and Katz hike?
(a) 10:00 AM to 3 PM
(b) 7:30 AM to 4 PM
(c) 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
(d) 9:00 AM to 3 PM

5. What does railroad man, Henry Bagley, do in 1890?
(a) Builds a small town in the clear cut, with train service to Atlanta
(b) Begins Georgia clear cutting that lasts about forty years
(c) Lays railroad track that disrupts the continuity of the trail
(d) Builds labor housing in the woods, laborers ignite a huge forest fire

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Bryson's wife supposed to pick them up, now that the first stage of the hike is over?

2. What makes the trail easier for Bryson and Katz when they hike on after the snowstorm?

3. Why does Bryson insist that they sleep in shelters from now on?

4. While Bryson climbs the first mountain, what is Katz doing well behind him?

5. What is the true creature of the Smokies?

(see the answer key)

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