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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 do Katz and Bryson hear about Mary Ellen two days after they leave her behind?
(a) She is hiking with other hikers.
(b) She managed to get ahead of them.
(c) She dropped out with blisters on her feet.
(d) She got lost in the woods.

2. Who joins Bryson and Katz on the morning hike after the snowstorm?
(a) Zeke and Festus
(b) Darren and Donna
(c) 8 college students
(d) Jim and Heath from Chattanooga

3. What does Katz buy in Franklin that irritates Bryson?
(a) Cream Soda
(b) A box of Snickers
(c) A TV Guide
(d) A beer

4. What are Katz and Bryson confronted with when they reach High Top?
(a) A deep gorge
(b) A steep cliff
(c) The Smoky Mountains
(d) A raging river

5. What stands at Fontana Lake's western end?
(a) A large shelter
(b) Huge spruce trees
(c) An electric dam
(d) A cabin

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people are attacked by bears each year on the entire AT?

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

3. What is the major drawback of AT trail maps?

4. What did the future hold for Earl Schaffer?

5. Where does Bryson suggest he and Katz go to begin hiking again?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize the details of the National Trails System Act which was passed in 1968.

2. Describe the weather as Bryson and Katz cross the ledge of Big Butt Mountain and reach Bearpen Gap.

3. Summarize what Mary Ellen says about Bryson and Katz when she meets other hikers on the trail.

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

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

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

7. Summarize the plan that the Appalachian Trail Conference forms from Benton MacKaye's original idea.

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

9. Explain why Bryson thinks woods are spooky.

10. Explain why Katz is angry with Bryson when he says that they are leaving Rainbow Springs in the morning to get back on the trail.

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