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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many people are attacked by bears each year on the entire AT?
(a) 135
(b) 25
(c) 150
(d) 160

2. What does Bryson consider a miracle about the Appalachian Trail?
(a) The trail is not as hard as he thought.
(b) The trail has changed so many times in six decades.
(c) The trail has existed for six decades.
(d) The trail has millions of visitors.

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

4. What prevents Bryson from continuing his hike in Pennsylvania when he is just hitting his stride?
(a) Lehigh Gap
(b) Tuckerman's Ravine
(c) Centralia Mine
(d) Palmerton Gorge

5. What happens three or four times a day as Bryson and Katz hike the trail?
(a) They meet some of the small cohort hiking in the same direction at the same pace
(b) Saws can be heard in the distance
(c) Animals in the woods are heard but not seen
(d) Unplanned rest stops

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the unexpected factor with the snowstorm?

2. What is an accurate description of Bryson and Katz's new friend?

3. What does Bryson say is his universe while he is on the Appalachian Trail?

4. What do Bryson and Katz decide to do when they see a full map of the Appalachian Trail?

5. How many miles of the Appalachian Trail run through Pennsylvania?

(see the answer key)

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