2. What is the date Bryson and Katz begin their walk in the woods?
(a) April 6, 1996
(b) March 9, 1996
(c) April 1, 1995
(d) March 1, 1995

3. Who is the new friend Bryson and Katz meet on the trail?
(a) Mary
(b) Mary Ellen
(c) Sue Ellen
(d) MaryBeth

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

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

6. What kills the Chestnut trees along the Appalachian Trail?
(a) A deadly Asian fungus
(b) Root rot
(c) Poisonous aphids
(d) Grubs

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

8. What is the unexpected factor with the snowstorm?
(a) The fierce wind
(b) The total lack of wind
(c) Rapid accumulation
(d) Sudden onset

9. What does railroad man, Henry Bagley, do in 1890?
(a) Lays railroad track that disrupts the continuity of the trail
(b) Begins Georgia clear cutting that lasts about forty years
(c) Builds a small town in the clear cut, with train service to Atlanta
(d) Builds labor housing in the woods, laborers ignite a huge forest fire

10. What is Katz planning to do in Franklin?
(a) Idle in town for several days
(b) Find a woman
(c) Go shopping
(d) Go to the movies

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

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) Bryson and Katz put spikes on their shoes.
(c) The snow melts quickly.
(d) Someone went through with a snowmobile, making a path.

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

14. What do Bryson and Katz decide to do when they see a full map of the Appalachian Trail?
(a) Skip fifty miles of trail
(b) Give up on the hike
(c) Skip a few hundred miles of trail
(d) Plod ahead

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