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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. Where do Katz and Bryson agree to continue their hike in August?
(a) Pennsylvania
(b) The Hundred Mile Wilderness
(c) Vermont
(d) The White Mountains

2. What is the oldest shelter on the Appalachian Trail?
(a) Bromley Hut
(b) Prospect Cabin
(c) Happy Hill Cabin
(d) Baker Peak Lodge

3. How many miles of the Appalachian Trail run through Pennsylvania?
(a) 120 miles
(b) 230 miles
(c) 145 miles
(d) 50 miles

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

5. Which beautiful Appalachian ranges are at the north and west of Pennsylvania?
(a) Washington, Lafayette, and McKinley
(b) Nittany, Jacks, and Tussey
(c) Overland Mountain, Pike's Peak, and Jefferson Range
(d) Crescent Peak, Clingman's Bluff, and Tuckerman's Ravine

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Union troops does Stonewall Jackson capture at Harper's Ferry?

2. What is the estimate of people who hike the Appalachian Trail every year?

3. What prevents Bryson from continuing his hike in Pennsylvania when he is just hitting his stride?

4. Where does Katz join Bryson?

5. Why do Bryson and Katz hike to old iron works?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Summarize why Bryson is so angry about Katz drinking again.

3. Summarize the plans Bryson and Katz make now that they have completed the first stage of their hiking journey.

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

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

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

7. Explain why Mount Washington has such extreme weather conditions.

8. Explain why Katz starts drinking again.

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

10. Describe what is killing the hemlock trees along the AT in the Blue Ridge Mountains and how is it being treated.

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