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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 got lost in the woods.
(b) She dropped out with blisters on her feet.
(c) She is hiking with other hikers.
(d) She managed to get ahead of them.

2. Where does Bryson reside in the beginning of the book?
(a) Pennsylvania
(b) Maine
(c) New Hampshire
(d) Georgia

3. What are parts of the original Appalachian Trail plans that are never realized?
(a) Bus roads for touring
(b) Hostels, inns and woodland villages
(c) Memorial markers for great leaders and for ordinary people
(d) Small clinics for treating minor injuries and bites

4. What does Mary Ellen tell another hiker at Plumorchard Gap Shelter about Katz and Bryson?
(a) She is afraid on the trail without them.
(b) They helped her out alot.
(c) She is grateful for all they did for her.
(d) They are wimps.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is 12-year-old David Anderson mauled and killed by a black bear?

2. What does Katz buy in Franklin that irritates Bryson?

3. What is the usual pattern of hours Bryson and Katz hike?

4. What is causing Bryson and Katz to hurry the descent of Blood Mountain?

5. What makes Bryson and Katz decide not to hike the whole Appalachian Trail?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the reaction of Katz and Bryson when they come out of the wilderness to the civilization of Knoxville?

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

3. Explain why Bryson thinks woods are spooky.

4. What are the benefits Bill Bryson believes he will get from hiking the Appalachian Trail?

5. Describe the bunkhouse at Rainbow Springs Campground.

6. How does Bryson summarize the quality of Appalachian Trail maps?

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

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

9. Explain the type of hiking that Bryson and Katz will have to do through the Smoky Mountains.

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

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