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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) Develop scenic views, rest stops, and camping areas
(c) Maintaining hiking trails
(d) Negotiate with logging contractors

2. What is a diversion available at the campground?
(a) Playing board games endlessly
(b) Looking at hanging wall pictures of previous hikers
(c) Listening to country music for endless hours
(d) Hanging out at the stove in the office

3. Where do most hikers begin the Appalachian Trail?
(a) In October
(b) From north to south
(c) In September
(d) From south to north

4. The north point of the Appalachian Trail begins in which state?
(a) Maine
(b) Virginia
(c) Georgia
(d) Pennsylvania

5. Which is another of Bryson's fears?
(a) Inadequate planning
(b) Lack of needed stamina
(c) Diseases
(d) Inadequate supplies

6. How do Bryson and Katz feel once they realize they will never walk to Maine?
(a) Angry
(b) Depressed
(c) Embarrassed
(d) Liberated

7. What is the record for the longest section hike along the Appalachian Trail?
(a) Thirty-two years
(b) Twenty years
(c) Forty-six years
(d) Seventeen years

8. What is causing Bryson and Katz to hurry the descent of Blood Mountain?
(a) Thoughts of Walasi-Yi Inn, having sandwiches and ice cream
(b) A substantial storm is almost upon them
(c) They have seen 3 bears
(d) Katz is sick and getting sicker

9. What is the most compelling reason for Bryson to hike the trail?
(a) The temperate zone forest is quickly vanishing.
(b) Funding is scarce and the trail may soon be discontinued.
(c) He wants to travel while he is still able.
(d) Parts of the trail have ties to his ancestors.

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

11. What is the pack weight for the average Appalachian hiker?
(a) 35 pounds
(b) 45 pounds
(c) 50 pounds
(d) 40 pounds

12. What is the physical condition of Bryson and Katz when they reach Clingman's Dome?
(a) Soaked and filthy
(b) Energetic
(c) Tired and drained
(d) Bloody and bruised

13. What was enacted in 1968 to create 25,000 miles of new hiking trails in America?
(a) The Federal Hiking Act
(b) The National Hiking Act
(c) The National Trails System Act
(d) The Federal Trail Development Act

14. What are parts of the original Appalachian Trail plans that are never realized?
(a) Bus roads for touring
(b) Hostels, inns and woodland villages
(c) Small clinics for treating minor injuries and bites
(d) Memorial markers for great leaders and for ordinary people

15. What is it about the airline person that prompts Bryson to question the man's intelligence?
(a) He talks non-stop about European vacation spots.
(b) He talks about scary natural disasters such as earthquakes, tidal waves, forest fires.
(c) He is wearing a short-sleeved shirt in the winter time.
(d) He gives a wide-eyed stare when told of Bill and Katz' destination.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is college student, Zack, doing about the snowbound situation?

2. While Bryson climbs the first mountain, what is Katz doing well behind him?

3. Who joins Bryson and Katz on the morning hike after the snowstorm?

4. What is the amusement in the bunkhouse for about 30 minutes?

5. What is the weather like in Virginia?

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