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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 food Bryson has about which Katz gets excited?
(a) Candy bars
(b) Cheese
(c) Salami
(d) Cupcakes
2. The north point of the Appalachian Trail begins in which state?
(a) Virginia
(b) Georgia
(c) Pennsylvania
(d) Maine
3. Where do Bryson and Katz stay after eight days of hiking?
(a) Lafayette
(b) Potomac Mountain
(c) Gravel Creek
(d) Waynesboro
4. What are the attractions in Gatlinburg?
(a) Historical sights
(b) A large zoo and amusement park
(c) Motels, gift shops, restaurants, and a main street
(d) Theatre districts
5. Why are grizzly bears not a concern on the trail?
(a) Grizzly bears do not roam east of the Mississippi River.
(b) Disease unique to the grizzly bear has wiped out the population.
(c) The black bear population has driven off the grizzly bears.
(d) The Park Service shoots all grizzly bears on sight.
Short Answer Questions
1. What makes Bryson and Katz decide not to hike the whole Appalachian Trail?
2. How are Bryson and Katz covering the last 11 miles to Hiawassee?
3. What does Bryson conclude is the best advice in dealing with a bear in your midst?
4. What is the condition of Bryson's motel room in Hiawassee?
5. What does the far shore of Fontana Lake border?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the Chattahoochee Forest.
2. Summarize the plan that the Appalachian Trail Conference forms from Benton MacKaye's original idea.
3. Summarize the accomplishments of Earl V. Shaffer during the summer of 1948.
4. How does Bryson summarize the quality of Appalachian Trail maps?
5. Describe the contrast between the weather in the south with the weather a hundred miles further north in Virginia.
6. Summarize the first decision Bryson and Katz make about continuing their hike along the AT.
7. Summarize the details of the National Trails System Act which was passed in 1968.
8. Describe the reaction Bryson and Katz have toward Hiawassee when they arrive there with Donna and her fiancé.
9. Describe the forest of the Appalachian Trail in 1948.
10. Describe the first look Bryson and Katz have of the Smoky Mountains.
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