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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the weather conditions like on Mount Washington?
(a) The weather is balmy.
(b) The weather is extreme and quickly changes.
(c) The weather is usually warm and sunny.
(d) The weather is calm.

2. How many hotels were scattered in the White Mountains by the 1890's?
(a) 5
(b) 200
(c) 50
(d) 150

3. While Bryson climbs the first mountain, what is Katz doing well behind him?
(a) Pitching camp in midday for the upcoming night
(b) Making coffee and eating sugary snacks
(c) Sitting while reading maps
(d) Throwing items out of his heavy pack in a fit of temper

4. What item does Katz throw out of his pack to lighten the weight?
(a) Cans of stew
(b) Coffee filters
(c) A huge salami
(d) Canned fruit

5. What do Bryson and Katz have to cross over in the Maine woods?
(a) Wooden bridges
(b) Farmland
(c) Man made rope ladders
(d) Lagoons and rivers

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Katz stay in his room while staying in Waynesboro?

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

3. What types of trees grew in the forest of the Appalachian Trail in 1948?

4. What is the idea of Trail Magic that all AT hikers believe?

5. What is the daydream of every hiker as they walk the trail?

(see the answer key)

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