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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the total walking distance of the typical American in one week?
(a) 23 miles
(b) 5 miles
(c) 1.4 miles
(d) 7 miles

2. What do Bryson and Katz do when they reach the logging road?
(a) Eat lunch
(b) Take a nap
(c) Pitch the tent
(d) Hitchhike

3. Who maintains the stone lodges which are located in the White Mountains?
(a) The Appalachian Mountain Club
(b) The White Mountain Society
(c) The National Forest Service
(d) The state of New Hampshire

4. How many miles of the Appalachian Trail run through Pennsylvania?
(a) 50 miles
(b) 120 miles
(c) 145 miles
(d) 230 miles

5. What has devastated a mountain of foliage in Palmerton?
(a) A zinc factory
(b) Grubs
(c) Fire ants
(d) Gypsy moth caterpillars

6. What are the weather conditions when most people are victims to hypothermia?
(a) Blizzard conditions
(b) Rain and wind
(c) Freezing temperatures
(d) Temperate weather

7. How far had Bryson and Katz hiked when they parted ways?
(a) 500 miles
(b) 175 miles
(c) 65 miles
(d) 250 miles

8. What happens to Bryson and Katz in the lagoon at Moxie Bald Mountain?
(a) They both fall under the water.
(b) They get bitten by mosquitoes.
(c) They see a mother bear and cub.
(d) They catch fish for dinner.

9. What is unusual about the town of Centralia?
(a) It has a rare form of iron ore.
(b) It has rare flowering trees.
(c) It has toxic waterways.
(d) An underground fire has been burning for decades.

10. Who joins Bryson and Katz in one of the Shenandoah shelters?
(a) Mary Ellen
(b) A newlywed couple
(c) Park rangers
(d) The Boy Scouts

11. How large were the Appalachian Mountains eons ago?
(a) As large as the Smokies
(b) As large as the Rockies
(c) As large as the Himalayas
(d) As large as the White Mountains

12. What became of the grand hotels that were built on Mt. Washington?
(a) They grew larger and more prosperous.
(b) They burned down.
(c) They became tourist traps.
(d) They closed down one-by-one.

13. What are the weather conditions like on Mount Washington?
(a) The weather is calm.
(b) The weather is extreme and quickly changes.
(c) The weather is usually warm and sunny.
(d) The weather is balmy.

14. What is the percentage of through hikers who make it to the Hundred Mile Wilderness?
(a) 2
(b) 35
(c) 75
(d) 10

15. Where does Katz join Bryson?
(a) Pike's Peak
(b) Killingsly
(c) Hanover
(d) Mount Washington

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Bryson get back on the trail for day hikes?

2. What is the historical significance of Harper's Ferry?

3. What does Bryson consider perfect about hiking in Vermont?

4. Who set up the American Literary, Scientific, and Military Academy in 1785?

5. What does Bryson believe beauty has become for most Americans?

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