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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What makes Bryson and Katz decide not to hike the whole Appalachian Trail?
(a) They are tired.
(b) They miss their families.
(c) They want to get home quicker.
(d) They see a map of the trail and realize they have so far to go.

2. Where do Bryson and Katz decide to return to the trail?
(a) Mount Washington
(b) Spivey Gap
(c) Pennsylvania
(d) Clingman's Dome

3. What is the description of Georgia highlanders?
(a) Depraved, rude, uncivilized
(b) Constantly striving to gain acceptance
(c) Exceedingly poor but happy
(d) Downtrodden and joyful

4. In what year is the Appalachian Trail formally completed?
(a) 1963
(b) 1952
(c) 1937
(d) 1925

5. Of what material are the shelters in the Rockies constructed?
(a) Pine branches
(b) Brick
(c) Plywood
(d) Stone

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Bryson reside in the beginning of the book?

2. What is the pack weight for the average Appalachian hiker?

3. What happens three or four times a day as Bryson and Katz hike the trail?

4. What is the only accommodation available at the campground?

5. What is the date Bryson and Katz begin their walk in the woods?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize the first decision Bryson and Katz make about continuing their hike along the AT.

2. Summarize the weather report the man at the airport check-in gives to Bryson and Katz as they prepare to leave for the Appalachian Trail.

3. Mary Ellen becomes a hiking companion to Bryson and Katz. Describe her experience as a hiker.

4. Describe the contrast between the weather in the south with the weather a hundred miles further north in Virginia.

5. Describe the first look Bryson and Katz have of the Smoky Mountains.

6. Summarize the accomplishments of Earl V. Shaffer during the summer of 1948.

7. Describe the bunkhouse at Rainbow Springs Campground.

8. Summarize why the US Forest Service builds so many roads.

9. Summarize the realization that Bryson and Katz come to as they look at a map of the Appalachian Trail in Gatlinburg.

10. Describe the physical condition of Bryson and Katz when they reach Clingman's Dome.

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