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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. Why is the footpath around Big Butt especially dangerous?
(a) Overhanging branches can whiplash the face.
(b) The path is always slick with ice.
(c) The path is always slick with wet moss.
(d) The footpath is very narrow with a steep drop on each side.

2. What is the date Bryson and Katz begin their walk in the woods?
(a) April 1, 1995
(b) April 6, 1996
(c) March 9, 1996
(d) March 1, 1995

3. What is the physical condition of Bryson and Katz when they reach Clingman's Dome?
(a) Tired and drained
(b) Bloody and bruised
(c) Soaked and filthy
(d) Energetic

4. What is Benton MacKaye's job?
(a) Collaborating with labor unions on U. S. Labor Department projects.
(b) Coordinating WPA projects in New York state.
(c) Coordinating WPA projects in the state of Georgia.
(d) Coming up with ideas to improve efficiency and morale in the U. S. Labor Department

5. What is the name of the blind man who hikes the entire Appalachian Trail with his seeing eye dog?
(a) David Horton
(b) Woodrow Murphey
(c) Bill Irwin
(d) Bill Thorton

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long is the average hike time for the complete trail?

3. What is Katz planning to do in Franklin?

4. Where were twenty miles of trail lopped off in 1958?

5. Who sees hiking as a dirty, pointless endeavor?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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.

2. Describe the forest of the Appalachian Trail in 1948.

3. Summarize Katz's attitude toward hiking.

4. Describe the first look Bryson and Katz have of the Smoky Mountains.

5. Describe the town of Gatlinburg which is just outside the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

6. Summarize the secret pact that Bryson and Katz make about how to get to Hiawassee.

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

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

9. Describe Stephen Katz, Bryson's hiking partner.

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

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