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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the idea of Trail Magic that all AT hikers believe?
(a) Never stay more than two days in the same spot.
(b) When things look hopeless and will never change, along comes a positive change.
(c) A hiking party of five is a bad luck omen.
(d) Camp should be set by 6 p.m.

3. What is the name of the amusement park Dolly Parton built in Gatlinburg?
(a) Partonville
(b) Dollyville
(c) Dollywood
(d) Partonwood

4. What is the record for the longest section hike along the Appalachian Trail?
(a) Twenty years
(b) Thirty-two years
(c) Forty-six years
(d) Seventeen years

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the condition of Bryson's motel room in Hiawassee?

2. What does Bryson consider perfect about hiking in Vermont?

3. What are Bryson and Katz's reaction to the commercialism of Knoxville?

4. What is the mountain that is a wall of rock 1,300 feet high above the Delaware River?

5. What is Chicken John's claim to fame?

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