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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where were twenty miles of trail lopped off in 1958?
(a) Mount Oglethorpe to Springer Mountain
(b) Mount Washington to Tuckerman's Ravine
(c) New Hampshire to Vermont
(d) Gatlinburg to Knoxville

2. Who sees hiking as a dirty, pointless endeavor?
(a) Katz
(b) Bryson's wife
(c) Mary Ellen
(d) Bryson

3. What makes Bryson and Katz decide not to hike the whole Appalachian Trail?
(a) They see a map of the trail and realize they have so far to go.
(b) They want to get home quicker.
(c) They are tired.
(d) They miss their families.

4. Where is 12-year-old David Anderson mauled and killed by a black bear?
(a) New York
(b) Northern Maine
(c) Quebec
(d) New Hampshire

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the title of the book Bill reads snuggled in bed weeks before the walk begins?

3. What is David Anderson doing when the bear attacks?

4. Why are grizzly bears not a concern on the trail?

5. What is the only accommodation available at the campground?

(see the answer key)

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