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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What occupies Bryson's thoughts as he awaits springtime?
(a) His shaky finances
(b) His teaching post at the university
(c) Bear attacks
(d) His troubled son

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

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

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

5. What did the future hold for Earl Schaffer?
(a) He got a job in Boston.
(b) He became a tour guide for the Appalachian Trail.
(c) He moved to California.
(d) He became a recluse in the backwoods of Pennsylvania.

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

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

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

9. What is the primary role of the Forest Service?
(a) Road building
(b) Maintaining hiking trails
(c) Develop scenic views, rest stops, and camping areas
(d) Negotiate with logging contractors

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

11. 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) Grandma Katz was attacked by an impatient buzzard that ate her eyeball.
(c) A man snorted too much, one day popped an eyeball and the dog ate it.
(d) A turkey plucked out Grandpa Katz' eyeball and ate it.

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

13. What does the far shore of Fontana Lake border?
(a) The southern boundary of Great Smoky Mountain National Park
(b) The boundary of North Carolina
(c) The boundary of the Tennessee Valley
(d) The boundary of Smoky Mountain National Park

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

15. How do Katz and Bryson get to Knoxville?
(a) Riding on a horse
(b) Riding in a dump truck
(c) Riding in a cab
(d) Riding in a wagon

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Bryson and Katz plan to do after eight days of hiking?

2. What is the physical condition of Bryson and Katz when they reach Clingman's Dome?

3. What does Bryson want to do right after getting cleaned up?

4. What is a major drawback to accepting a ride in the Pontiac?

5. Of what material are the shelters in the Rockies constructed?

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