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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bryson consider perfect about hiking in Vermont?
(a) Vermont reminds him of England.
(b) Vermont has rolling fields and pleasant streams.
(c) He can commute with his car and be home at night to sleep in his own bed.
(d) Vermont has level, easy hiking trails.

2. Who joins Bryson and Katz on the morning hike after the snowstorm?
(a) Darren and Donna
(b) Zeke and Festus
(c) 8 college students
(d) Jim and Heath from Chattanooga

3. What does the cabdriver suggest Bryson and Katz do to get to their destination?
(a) Catch the train
(b) Go by bus
(c) Rent a car
(d) Rent a motorscooter

4. What is the total walking distance of the typical American in one week?
(a) 1.4 miles
(b) 23 miles
(c) 7 miles
(d) 5 miles

5. What is the name of the blind man who hikes the entire Appalachian Trail with his seeing eye dog?
(a) Bill Thorton
(b) David Horton
(c) Woodrow Murphey
(d) Bill Irwin

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Bryson's reply when Katz asks him how he got over the fallen tree across the trail?

2. What is the primary role of the Forest Service?

3. Who joins Bryson and Katz in Gravel Springs Hut?

4. What has devastated a mountain of foliage in Palmerton?

5. What does Bryson notice while walking the trail in Georgia?

(see the answer key)

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