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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. Where is MacKaye's trail idea first published?
(a) In a guide for summer hiking
(b) In his hometown newspaper in Cambridge MA
(c) In the New York Times
(d) In an architectural journal

3. When were over half of all the offices and malls in America today built?
(a) Since the 1950's
(b) Since the 1980's
(c) Since the 1930's
(d) Since the 1970's

4. What is the major drawback of AT trail maps?
(a) The maps are big and bulky.
(b) The maps are not weatherproof, disintegrate easily.
(c) Lack of detail makes the maps almost useless.
(d) The are too many inaccuracies.

5. What does Mary Ellen tell another hiker at Plumorchard Gap Shelter about Katz and Bryson?
(a) She is grateful for all they did for her.
(b) They helped her out alot.
(c) She is afraid on the trail without them.
(d) They are wimps.

6. What are the attractions in Gatlinburg?
(a) Motels, gift shops, restaurants, and a main street
(b) A large zoo and amusement park
(c) Theatre districts
(d) Historical sights

7. What is the daydream of every hiker as they walk the trail?
(a) An endless supply of hot and cold drinks
(b) Something sweet and gooey to eat
(c) A new vehicle so I never have to walk about again
(d) A box spring and mattress

8. Who is one of the most famous thru hikers of the Appalachian Trail?
(a) Crazy Bob
(b) Emma Grandma Gatewood
(c) John Connelly
(d) Chicken John

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

10. What does the far shore of Fontana Lake border?
(a) The boundary of North Carolina
(b) The boundary of the Tennessee Valley
(c) The southern boundary of Great Smoky Mountain National Park
(d) The boundary of Smoky Mountain National Park

11. Where does Bryson reside in the beginning of the book?
(a) Maine
(b) New Hampshire
(c) Georgia
(d) Pennsylvania

12. Where do botanists consider the finest mix of mesophytic forest?
(a) The Blue Ridge Mountains
(b) The White Mountains
(c) The Rockies
(d) The Smokies

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

14. How are Bryson and Katz covering the last 11 miles to Hiawassee?
(a) A very slow walking pace
(b) Hitchhiking
(c) A very fast walking pace
(d) An unusual number of sitting rest stops

15. Who sees hiking as a dirty, pointless endeavor?
(a) Bryson
(b) Mary Ellen
(c) Katz
(d) Bryson's wife

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people are attacked by bears each year on the entire AT?

2. Where were twenty miles of trail lopped off in 1958?

3. What is the usual pattern of hours Bryson and Katz hike?

4. What stands at Fontana Lake's western end?

5. What is Bryson's reply when Katz asks him how he got over the fallen tree across the trail?

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