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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what is Bryson yearning?
(a) Real hiking
(b) Hiking with Katz
(c) Seeing a black bear
(d) A cheeseburger

2. What was enacted in 1968 to create 25,000 miles of new hiking trails in America?
(a) The Federal Hiking Act
(b) The Federal Trail Development Act
(c) The National Hiking Act
(d) The National Trails System Act

3. Where is Bryson's wife supposed to pick them up, now that the first stage of the hike is over?
(a) Cabin Creek
(b) Front Royal
(c) Dalton
(d) Mount Washington

4. What is the amusement in the bunkhouse for about 30 minutes?
(a) Watching a camping crew try to fix the bunkhouse door
(b) Watching Katz trying to get in the third level bunk
(c) Watching the stove slide on the slick floor
(d) Watching the firewood explode in the stove

5. Why is the footpath around Big Butt especially dangerous?
(a) The path is always slick with wet moss.
(b) Overhanging branches can whiplash the face.
(c) The footpath is very narrow with a steep drop on each side.
(d) The path is always slick with ice.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Bryson and Katz decide to return to the trail?

2. What are the weather conditions when most people are victims to hypothermia?

3. Where do most hikers begin the Appalachian Trail?

4. How do Katz and Bryson get to Knoxville?

5. How does Bryson describe the town of Hanover where he lives?

(see the answer key)

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