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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 is the title of the book Bill reads snuggled in bed weeks before the walk begins?
(a) 10 Steps for Safe Camping
(b) Bears and Bobcats, We Share the World
(c) Camping Fun for the Family
(d) Bear Attacks: Their Causes and Avoidance

2. What is the record for the longest section hike along the Appalachian Trail?
(a) Thirty-two years
(b) Twenty years
(c) Forty-six years
(d) Seventeen years

3. What does railroad man, Henry Bagley, do in 1890?
(a) Builds a small town in the clear cut, with train service to Atlanta
(b) Lays railroad track that disrupts the continuity of the trail
(c) Builds labor housing in the woods, laborers ignite a huge forest fire
(d) Begins Georgia clear cutting that lasts about forty years

4. What is the unexpected factor with the snowstorm?
(a) The fierce wind
(b) The total lack of wind
(c) Rapid accumulation
(d) Sudden onset

5. How long is the Appalachian Trail?
(a) 800 miles
(b) 2100 miles
(c) 1200 miles
(d) 2700 miles

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the future hold for Earl Schaffer?

2. What do Katz and Bryson hear about Mary Ellen two days after they leave her behind?

3. What is the daydream of every hiker as they walk the trail?

4. What do the dreary Georgia towns and the dreary people bring to mind?

5. In March and April, what percent of hikers drop out the first week?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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.

2. Why does Bryson describe his first day on the trail as hell?

3. Describe the bunkhouse at Rainbow Springs Campground.

4. What are some of the issues Bryson worries about with regard to hiking on the AT?

5. As Bryson and Katz wait for a cabdriver, what do they suddenly decide about their destination?

6. Describe the vision Benton MacKaye has for Appalachian Trail.

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

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

9. Describe the town of Gatlinburg which is just outside the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

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

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