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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where do Katz and Bryson agree to continue their hike in August?
(a) The White Mountains
(b) The Hundred Mile Wilderness
(c) Vermont
(d) Pennsylvania

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

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

5. How do people get to the top of Mt. Washington if they do not hike?
(a) Horseback
(b) Driving or cog railway
(c) Hay wagon
(d) Bicycle riding

6. 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

7. Who set up the American Literary, Scientific, and Military Academy in 1785?
(a) Michael McKinley
(b) Alden Partridge
(c) Gene Greylock
(d) Jeremy Washington

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

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

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

11. Which mountains are older than the oceans and continents?
(a) The Rockies
(b) The Appalachians
(c) The Smokies
(d) The Himalayas

12. What is the historical significance of Harper's Ferry?
(a) This is where the first riverboat is set afloat.
(b) This is the first ferry built along the Appalachian Trail.
(c) This is where John Brown and his men capture the Federal army in an attempt to liberate the slaves.
(d) This is the first ferry in West Virginia.

13. What does Bryson believe beauty has become for most Americans?
(a) Something to ignore
(b) Something to savor
(c) Something to drive to
(d) Something to cherish

14. What is killing all the hemlock trees along the Appalachian Trail?
(a) A fungus
(b) Acid rain
(c) An aphid introduced from Asia
(d) Spiders

15. What would Bryson like to see along the Appalachian Trail?
(a) Better accommodations
(b) Restaurants
(c) Historic farms and villages
(d) Hotels

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the mountain Bryson is hiking when it begins to rain?

2. How large were the Appalachian Mountains eons ago?

3. What happens to Bryson and Katz in the lagoon at Moxie Bald Mountain?

4. What happens to Katz in the Hundred Mile Wilderness?

5. Which beautiful Appalachian ranges are at the north and west of Pennsylvania?

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