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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Katz do because of loneliness and despair?
(a) He sits on the trail and refuses to move.
(b) He jumps into the river.
(c) He goes home.
(d) He starts drinking again.

2. Why do Bryson and Katz hike to old iron works?
(a) It has a cafeteria.
(b) It is a tourist attraction.
(c) It has a shelter.
(d) They are looking for a ride out of the wilderness.

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

4. What does Bryson consider perfect about hiking in Vermont?
(a) Vermont reminds him of England.
(b) Vermont has rolling fields and pleasant streams.
(c) He can commute with his car and be home at night to sleep in his own bed.
(d) Vermont has level, easy hiking trails.

5. What is Chicken John's claim to fame?
(a) He has been hiking the trail for half a year.
(b) He eats chickens every day.
(c) He has hiked the trail seven times.
(d) He hikes the trail every year.

6. What do Bryson and Katz have to cross over in the Maine woods?
(a) Farmland
(b) Man made rope ladders
(c) Wooden bridges
(d) Lagoons and rivers

7. Why does Katz leave the trail and go into the woods?
(a) To wants to get water.
(b) He wants to be alone.
(c) He hears someone calling for help.
(d) He hears a bear.

8. What dangers do hikers have to watch for in Pennsylvania?
(a) Cougars
(b) Grizzly bears
(c) Rattlesnakes and unreliable water sources
(d) Wild boar

9. When does Bryson get back on the trail for day hikes?
(a) The end of June
(b) The end of May
(c) The beginning of June
(d) The middle of July

10. What is the mountain that is a wall of rock 1,300 feet high above the Delaware River?
(a) Potomac Mountain
(b) Kitattiny Mountain
(c) Washington Peak
(d) Potomac Peak

11. What was the name of the greatest hotel in the White Mountains?
(a) The Crawford House
(b) Mount Washington Hotel
(c) The Profile House
(d) Bretton Woods Hotel

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

13. What is the oldest shelter on the Appalachian Trail?
(a) Prospect Cabin
(b) Baker Peak Lodge
(c) Bromley Hut
(d) Happy Hill Cabin

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is located at the summit of Mt. Washington?

2. What prevents Bryson from continuing his hike in Pennsylvania when he is just hitting his stride?

3. Who is Bryson's hiking partner on his day hikes in New Hampshire?

4. How many hotels were scattered in the White Mountains by the 1890's?

5. What mountain inspired Melville's Moby Dick.

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