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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 third state through which Bryson and Katz travel?
(a) Maine
(b) North Carolina
(c) Georgia
(d) Tennessee
2. Who sees hiking as a dirty, pointless endeavor?
(a) Katz
(b) Bryson
(c) Mary Ellen
(d) Bryson's wife
3. What is the daydream of every hiker as they walk the trail?
(a) A new vehicle so I never have to walk about again
(b) A box spring and mattress
(c) Something sweet and gooey to eat
(d) An endless supply of hot and cold drinks
4. How are Bryson and Katz covering the last 11 miles to Hiawassee?
(a) A very fast walking pace
(b) Hitchhiking
(c) A very slow walking pace
(d) An unusual number of sitting rest stops
5. What does Bryson notice while walking the trail in Georgia?
(a) Infrequent swarms of biting flies
(b) Surrounding woods bring on almost a trance like state
(c) Hours of quiet solitude
(d) Paper and plastic bottle litter
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Bryson consider a miracle about the Appalachian Trail?
2. Which group is responsible for the maintenance of the trail?
3. Who is one of the most famous thru hikers of the Appalachian Trail?
4. How long is the average hike time for the complete trail?
5. What is the primary role of the Forest Service?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Stephen Katz, Bryson's hiking partner.
2. Describe the weather as Bryson and Katz cross the ledge of Big Butt Mountain and reach Bearpen Gap.
3. What is the reaction of Katz and Bryson when they come out of the wilderness to the civilization of Knoxville?
4. Explain how a hiker manages to get on the Appalachian Trail at Amicola Falls State Park when it is seven miles from the nearest highway.
5. 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.
6. Describe the town of Gatlinburg which is just outside the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
7. Describe the physical condition of Bryson and Katz when they reach Clingman's Dome.
8. Summarize the details of the National Trails System Act which was passed in 1968.
9. Describe the bunkhouse at Rainbow Springs Campground.
10. Summarize the first decision Bryson and Katz make about continuing their hike along the AT.
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