A Walk in the Woods Test | Final Test - Easy

Bill Bryson
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A Walk in the Woods Test | Final Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Katz stay in his room while staying in Waynesboro?
(a) He is watching the X-Files.
(b) A jealous husband is after him.
(c) He has a cold.
(d) He is catching up on sleep.

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

4. Where is Bryson's wife supposed to pick them up, now that the first stage of the hike is over?
(a) Dalton
(b) Mount Washington
(c) Cabin Creek
(d) Front Royal

5. What happens to Katz in the Hundred Mile Wilderness?
(a) He twists his ankle.
(b) He falls from a cliff.
(c) He gets swept downriver.
(d) He gets lost.

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

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

8. What is it like hiking in the Hundred Miles Wilderness?
(a) It is slow and difficult.
(b) It is easier than the rest of the trail.
(c) It is a casual walk.
(d) It is pleasant and relaxing.

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

10. Who is Bryson's hiking partner on his day hikes in New Hampshire?
(a) Mary Ellen
(b) Bill Abdu
(c) Stephen Katz
(d) His wife

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

12. 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) Potomac Peak
(d) Washington Peak

13. Who joins Bryson and Katz in Gravel Springs Hut?
(a) John Connelly
(b) A father and son
(c) Chicken John
(d) Loud, obnoxious hikers

14. What mountain inspired Melville's Moby Dick.
(a) Mount Washington
(b) Mount Greylock
(c) Mount McKinley
(d) Mount Lafayette

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Katz tell Bryson he has to protect them from bears?

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

3. What do Katz and Bryson decide to stop pretending?

4. How far had Bryson and Katz hiked when they parted ways?

5. What is Bryson's goal before he meets up with Katz again?

(see the answer keys)

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