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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 the name of the mountain Bryson is hiking when it begins to rain?
(a) Mt. Lafayette
(b) Mt. McKinley
(c) Mt. Killingly
(d) Mt. Washington

2. What mountain inspired Melville's Moby Dick.
(a) Mount Greylock
(b) Mount McKinley
(c) Mount Lafayette
(d) Mount Washington

3. Who maintains the stone lodges which are located in the White Mountains?
(a) The National Forest Service
(b) The state of New Hampshire
(c) The Appalachian Mountain Club
(d) The White Mountain Society

4. When does Bryson get back on the trail for day hikes?
(a) The end of May
(b) The beginning of June
(c) The middle of July
(d) The end of June

5. Where does Katz join Bryson?
(a) Mount Washington
(b) Hanover
(c) Killingsly
(d) Pike's Peak

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Which beautiful Appalachian ranges are at the north and west of Pennsylvania?

5. How does Bryson describe the town of Hanover where he lives?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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.

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

5. Explain why Katz starts drinking again.

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

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

8. Describe what Bryson finds strange about the town of Centralia.

9. Describe Chicken John's claim to fame.

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

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