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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 it like hiking in the Hundred Miles Wilderness?
(a) It is easier than the rest of the trail.
(b) It is slow and difficult.
(c) It is a casual walk.
(d) It is pleasant and relaxing.

2. What does Bryson believe beauty has become for most Americans?
(a) Something to drive to
(b) Something to cherish
(c) Something to savor
(d) Something to ignore

3. What is the total walking distance of the typical American in one week?
(a) 7 miles
(b) 5 miles
(c) 23 miles
(d) 1.4 miles

4. What is the mountain that is a wall of rock 1,300 feet high above the Delaware River?
(a) Potomac Peak
(b) Potomac Mountain
(c) Kitattiny Mountain
(d) Washington Peak

5. What dangers do hikers have to watch for in Pennsylvania?
(a) Cougars
(b) Wild boar
(c) Rattlesnakes and unreliable water sources
(d) Grizzly bears

Short Answer Questions

1. How far had Bryson and Katz hiked when they parted ways?

2. Where does Katz join Bryson?

3. What happens to Bryson and Katz in the lagoon at Moxie Bald Mountain?

4. What is Bryson's goal before he meets up with Katz again?

5. What is the historical significance of Harper's Ferry?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize Bryson's experience hiking in Pennsylvania.

2. Describe the circumstances when Bryson comes close to becoming a hypothermia victim.

3. Summarize the weather conditions in which most people fall victim to hypothermia.

4. How do Bryson and Katz adapt to hiking through Maine's wilderness?

5. What is the decision that Bryson and Katz make after Katz gets lost in the woods.

6. Summarize what Katz does to pass the time while Bryson is at Kmart.

7. What has Mount Greylock, the highest peak in Massachusetts, inspired?

8. Describe the summit of Mount Washington in New Hampshire.

9. Describe Chicken John's claim to fame.

10. Describe how Bryson returns to the hotel room in Waynesboro after he walks to Kmart.

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