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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is located at the summit of Mt. Washington?

2. What is the total walking distance of the typical American in one week?

3. What are the weather conditions like on Mount Washington?

4. What is the oldest shelter on the Appalachian Trail?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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. Describe the summit of Mount Washington in New Hampshire.

5. Describe Kitattiny Mountain and how it was formed.

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Evaluate the relationship between Bryson and Katz.

2) Describe if they are good hiking partners or not ?

3) How do they interact with one another?

4) What are the qualities of the friendship?

5) Cite examples from the story proving their acceptance of one another for who they are?

Essay Topic 2

1) Summarize how Bryson uses local color and imagery to describe the wilderness and the towns he and Katz visit.

2) Cite descriptive examples of trees, wildlife, waterways, towns, shelters, and motels.

3) Does the imagery Bryson uses depict a clear and accurate picture of the wilderness and towns along the Appalachian Trail? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

1) Compare Stephen Katz's thoughts and ideas as he hikes in the first section of the novel his emotional state when he goes to hike the Hundred Mile Wilderness with Bryson.

2) Cite examples from the book that describe his emotional problems and the need for alcohol.

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