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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the strange move Katz makes when he realizes they have chosen too much food?
(a) He removes all items from the cart except the freeze dried.
(b) He removes most of the items then reloads with many canned beans.
(c) He removes all the crackers, cookies and candy.
(d) He abandons the full cart in the aisle, gets an empty cart and starts over.

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

3. When does Bryson get back on the trail for day hikes?
(a) The middle of July
(b) The end of May
(c) The beginning of June
(d) The end of June

4. What is Bryson's longstanding impression of the woods?
(a) Woods are spooky
(b) Woods are nature's ordered masterpiece
(c) Woods are a great place to relax
(d) Woods are nature's library

5. What does the far shore of Fontana Lake border?
(a) The boundary of Smoky Mountain National Park
(b) The southern boundary of Great Smoky Mountain National Park
(c) The boundary of North Carolina
(d) The boundary of the Tennessee Valley

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Katz determined to take a top bunk?

2. What is the historical significance of Harper's Ferry?

3. How long is the Appalachian Trail?

4. Where does Bryson suggest he and Katz go to begin hiking again?

5. What do Bryson and Katz talk about as they dine in the Georgia Mountain Restaurant in Hiawassee?

(see the answer key)

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