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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the primary role of the Forest Service?
(a) Road building
(b) Maintaining hiking trails
(c) Develop scenic views, rest stops, and camping areas
(d) Negotiate with logging contractors

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

3. What makes Bryson and Katz decide not to hike the whole Appalachian Trail?
(a) They miss their families.
(b) They want to get home quicker.
(c) They are tired.
(d) They see a map of the trail and realize they have so far to go.

4. What is the condition of Bryson's motel room in Hiawassee?
(a) Battered and dumpy
(b) Neat but unclean
(c) Neat and clean
(d) Barely furnished

5. What do Katz and Bryson hear about Mary Ellen two days after they leave her behind?
(a) She is hiking with other hikers.
(b) She got lost in the woods.
(c) She managed to get ahead of them.
(d) She dropped out with blisters on her feet.

6. Why is Katz determined to take a top bunk?
(a) Odors at floor level are nauseating
(b) He distrusts most of the crowd
(c) Heat rises
(d) He intends to sleep late in to the morning

7. What surprises Bryson about his equipment shopping trip?
(a) There are very few options from which to choose.
(b) There is an extensive list of places to eat and sleep.
(c) Most of the equipment is simple to understand.
(d) The amount and prices of the gear exceed his expectations.

8. What is the title of the book Bill reads snuggled in bed weeks before the walk begins?
(a) Camping Fun for the Family
(b) Bear Attacks: Their Causes and Avoidance
(c) Bears and Bobcats, We Share the World
(d) 10 Steps for Safe Camping

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

10. What is the story Katz tells as they recline on Indian Grove Gap?
(a) Grandma Katz was attacked by an impatient buzzard that ate her eyeball.
(b) A man snorted too much, one day popped an eyeball and the dog ate it.
(c) A blind juggler used his two eyeballs that had been surgically removed.
(d) A turkey plucked out Grandpa Katz' eyeball and ate it.

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

12. Which group is responsible for the maintenance of the trail?
(a) U. S. Department of the Interior
(b) National Park Service
(c) Solely volunteer groups
(d) U. S. Department of Environmental Affairs

13. Where is 12-year-old David Anderson mauled and killed by a black bear?
(a) Northern Maine
(b) New Hampshire
(c) Quebec
(d) New York

14. What does Bryson want to do right after getting cleaned up?
(a) Get back to the hiking trail
(b) Take a nap
(c) Read his books
(d) Make a campsite cooking fire and warm his hands

15. What is the unexpected factor with the snowstorm?
(a) The total lack of wind
(b) Sudden onset
(c) Rapid accumulation
(d) The fierce wind

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first person to hike the Appalachian Trail in a single summer?

2. What was enacted in 1968 to create 25,000 miles of new hiking trails in America?

3. What did the future hold for Earl Schaffer?

4. What does Katz buy in Franklin that irritates Bryson?

5. What is the major drawback of AT trail maps?

(see the answer keys)

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