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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who gives Bryson gear shopping etiquette instructions?
(a) Wife
(b) Katz
(c) Son
(d) Daughter's boyfriend

3. What are Bryson and Katz's reaction to the commercialism of Knoxville?
(a) They cannot wait to look around.
(b) They think it is ugly.
(c) They welcome it.
(d) It makes them want to get back to civilization.

4. Which true story by author, Herrero, describes the injuries a grizzly can deliver quickly?
(a) A woman hiker got her leg bitten clean off and survived.
(b) A hunter got his face ripped off by a supposedly dead bear and survived.
(c) A bear tore all the skin from the back and the butt of a hiker squatting for a rest stop.
(d) A woman tourist was attacked and her 3 month old baby was eaten whole by a bear.

5. Where do Bryson and Katz decide to return to the trail?
(a) Spivey Gap
(b) Mount Washington
(c) Clingman's Dome
(d) Pennsylvania

6. How long is the average hike time for the complete trail?
(a) 10 weeks
(b) 2 months
(c) 3 months
(d) Four months

7. What is the only accommodation available at the campground?
(a) A 10-person tent
(b) A heated sleeping platform
(c) A full-to-capacity bunkhouse
(d) Dilapidated cottages and trailers without heat

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

9. What stands at Fontana Lake's western end?
(a) Huge spruce trees
(b) A cabin
(c) An electric dam
(d) A large shelter

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

11. What do the dreary Georgia towns and the dreary people bring to mind?
(a) The movie, Deliverance
(b) A tough working class of people
(c) A series of last settlements as the area nears the point of logged out
(d) An ambitious people in process of improving their lot

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

13. What is Bryson's joking impression of God's plan for him?
(a) Not realize he reached the end of AT, hike a thousand miles in to Canada
(b) To be treed by a bear and starve to death in the tree
(c) Spend a little time with "each of the most stupid people on earth"
(d) Fall from a cliff 100 yards before the end of the trail

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which group is responsible for the maintenance of the trail?

2. What is the date Bryson and Katz begin their walk in the woods?

3. Who is the new friend Bryson and Katz meet on the trail?

4. What are parts of the original Appalachian Trail plans that are never realized?

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

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