2. 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

3. What does Bryson conclude is the best advice in dealing with a bear in your midst?
(a) Always run and attempt to hide and the bear will lose interest.
(b) No one really knows; opinions vary and contradict each other.
(c) Never run and attempt to hide because the bear will always pursue.
(d) Loudly sing a song because a bear will listen to unfamiliar sounds and will then depart.

4. What does Bryson consider a miracle about the Appalachian Trail?
(a) The trail is not as hard as he thought.
(b) The trail has millions of visitors.
(c) The trail has changed so many times in six decades.
(d) The trail has existed for six decades.

5. What does the cabdriver suggest Bryson and Katz do to get to their destination?
(a) Rent a car
(b) Go by bus
(c) Catch the train
(d) Rent a motorscooter

6. In what year is the Appalachian Trail formally completed?
(a) 1963
(b) 1952
(c) 1937
(d) 1925

7. Who joins Bryson and Katz on the morning hike after the snowstorm?
(a) Zeke and Festus
(b) 8 college students
(c) Darren and Donna
(d) Jim and Heath from Chattanooga

8. What creatures were living in Birch Spring Gap Shelter?
(a) Chipmunks
(b) Rats
(c) Mice
(d) Skunks

9. Where were twenty miles of trail lopped off in 1958?
(a) Mount Washington to Tuckerman's Ravine
(b) New Hampshire to Vermont
(c) Mount Oglethorpe to Springer Mountain
(d) Gatlinburg to Knoxville

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

11. What is the odd method Bryson uses to find a hiking partner?
(a) Includes an invitation note with the Christmas cards
(b) Asks the neighbors to spread the word, then those people spread the word, etc.
(c) Places an ad in the local newspaper
(d) Posts a bulletin board notice at the outdoor gear store

12. What makes the trail easier for Bryson and Katz when they hike on after the snowstorm?
(a) A hiker before them patted down the snow.
(b) Someone went through with a snowmobile, making a path.
(c) Bryson and Katz put spikes on their shoes.
(d) The snow melts quickly.

13. What is Bryson surprised to find at the first shelter?
(a) The shelter has fallen in and has no roof
(b) The shelter has burned from a careless campfire
(c) The shelter is teeming with bugs, spiders and crawlies
(d) A crowd of hikers

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

15. What is a common trade in northern Georgia?
(a) Fur trapping
(b) Hunting and meat packing
(c) Woodland crafts
(d) Whiskey making and bootlegging