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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 does Bryson insist that they sleep in shelters from now on?
(a) Bryson's sleeping bag is not warm enough.
(b) Bryson is afraid of bears.
(c) Bryson is tired of the tent.
(d) Bryson's tent has a tear.

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

3. What does Katz tell Bryson he has to protect them from bears?
(a) Pepper spray
(b) A Bowie knife
(c) A toenail clipper
(d) A BB gun

4. What do Bryson and Katz do when they reach the logging road?
(a) Hitchhike
(b) Pitch the tent
(c) Take a nap
(d) Eat lunch

5. Why do Bryson and Katz hike to old iron works?
(a) It has a shelter.
(b) It has a cafeteria.
(c) It is a tourist attraction.
(d) They are looking for a ride out of the wilderness.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Bryson believe beauty has become for most Americans?

3. What was the name of the greatest hotel in the White Mountains?

4. Where does Katz join Bryson?

5. Who set up the American Literary, Scientific, and Military Academy in 1785?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize the statistics Laurie Potteiger, the Information Specialist at Harper's Ferry, gives to Bryson about the number of thru hikers who hiked the Appalachian Trail the year before.

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

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

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

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

6. Summarize Bryson's experience hiking in Pennsylvania.

7. Describe Kitattiny Mountain and how it was formed.

8. Describe Bryson's thoughts on areas through which he thinks the Appalachian Trail should pass.

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

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

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