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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What are the weather conditions when most people are victims to hypothermia?
(a) Freezing temperatures
(b) Temperate weather
(c) Rain and wind
(d) Blizzard conditions

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

4. Where do Bryson and Katz stay after eight days of hiking?
(a) Waynesboro
(b) Potomac Mountain
(c) Lafayette
(d) Gravel Creek

5. What is the highest point on the Appalachian Trail?
(a) The Blue Ridge Mountains
(b) Clingman's Dome
(c) Pike's Peak
(d) Crescent Ridge

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Katz and Bryson hear about Mary Ellen two days after they leave her behind?

2. What is Bryson's joking impression of God's plan for him?

3. What do the dreary Georgia towns and the dreary people bring to mind?

4. What is the pack weight for the average Appalachian hiker?

5. What is the weather like in Virginia?

(see the answer key)

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