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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 was the famous event that took place in Dayton in 1925?
(a) Dayton tornado
(b) Scopes trial
(c) Flash flood
(d) Gangland shooting

2. What do Bryson and Katz plan to do after eight days of hiking?
(a) Go to a bar
(b) Call home
(c) Go to a movie
(d) Shower, watch TV, sleep, and do laundry

3. What happens three or four times a day as Bryson and Katz hike the trail?
(a) Unplanned rest stops
(b) Animals in the woods are heard but not seen
(c) Saws can be heard in the distance
(d) They meet some of the small cohort hiking in the same direction at the same pace

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

5. How are Bryson and Katz covering the last 11 miles to Hiawassee?
(a) An unusual number of sitting rest stops
(b) Hitchhiking
(c) A very fast walking pace
(d) A very slow walking pace

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year is the Appalachian Trail formally completed?

2. What stands at Fontana Lake's western end?

3. How do Katz and Bryson get to Knoxville?

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

5. What is the most compelling reason for Bryson to hike the trail?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How long is the Appalachian Trail and in what states does it begin and end?

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

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

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

6. Why do Bryson and Katz feel guilty about leaving Mary Ellen behind in the woods?

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

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

9. Describe the two things Bryson is shocked about when he goes to buy equipment for the hike.

10. Why are Bryson and Katz looking forward to hiking the eight miles to Waynesboro?

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