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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the famous event that took place in Dayton in 1925?
(a) Scopes trial
(b) Dayton tornado
(c) Gangland shooting
(d) Flash flood

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

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

4. What item does Katz throw out of his pack to lighten the weight?
(a) Coffee filters
(b) Cans of stew
(c) Canned fruit
(d) A huge salami

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

6. What is the weather like in Virginia?
(a) Windy and cold
(b) Wintery
(c) Spring is in full swing.
(d) Rainy and cold

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

8. Who is the first person to hike the Appalachian Trail in a single summer?
(a) Woodrow Murphey
(b) Bill Irwin
(c) Earl Shaffer
(d) David Horton

9. Where do Bryson and Katz stay after eight days of hiking?
(a) Lafayette
(b) Waynesboro
(c) Gravel Creek
(d) Potomac Mountain

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

11. How long is the Appalachian Trail?
(a) 2100 miles
(b) 800 miles
(c) 2700 miles
(d) 1200 miles

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

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

14. 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) Loudly sing a song because a bear will listen to unfamiliar sounds and will then depart.
(d) Never run and attempt to hide because the bear will always pursue.

15. What is the description of Georgia highlanders?
(a) Downtrodden and joyful
(b) Constantly striving to gain acceptance
(c) Depraved, rude, uncivilized
(d) Exceedingly poor but happy

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Bryson suggest he and Katz go to begin hiking again?

2. What is one of Bryson's fears about the hike?

3. What surprises Bryson about his equipment shopping trip?

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

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

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