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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. Which mountains are older than the oceans and continents?
(a) The Himalayas
(b) The Appalachians
(c) The Smokies
(d) The Rockies

2. What do Katz and Bryson decide to stop pretending?
(a) To be tough guys
(b) To be through hikers
(c) To be mountain men
(d) To be friends

3. What does Bryson use as a confirmation that they are really in the wilderness?
(a) He sees a bald eagle.
(b) He sees a bear.
(c) He cannot see the sky through the trees.
(d) He sees a moose.

4. What is the historical significance of Harper's Ferry?
(a) This is the first ferry in West Virginia.
(b) This is the first ferry built along the Appalachian Trail.
(c) This is where the first riverboat is set afloat.
(d) This is where John Brown and his men capture the Federal army in an attempt to liberate the slaves.

5. What is Chicken John's claim to fame?
(a) He has been hiking the trail for half a year.
(b) He hikes the trail every year.
(c) He eats chickens every day.
(d) He has hiked the trail seven times.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the mountain that is a wall of rock 1,300 feet high above the Delaware River?

2. What does Katz tell Bryson he has to protect them from bears?

3. What has devastated a mountain of foliage in Palmerton?

4. What is killing all the hemlock trees along the Appalachian Trail?

5. Where does Katz join Bryson?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Kitattiny Mountain and how it was formed.

2. Summarize the behavior of the hikers that Bryson and Katz meet in Gravel Springs Hut.

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

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

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

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

7. Describe Chicken John's claim to fame.

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

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

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

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