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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. How far had Bryson and Katz hiked when they parted ways?
2. How many Union troops does Stonewall Jackson capture at Harper's Ferry?
3. What does Bryson believe beauty has become for most Americans?
4. For what is Bryson yearning?
5. What do Bryson and Katz have to cross over in the Maine woods?
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. Describe Chicken John's claim to fame.
3. Explain why Katz starts drinking again.
4. Summarize why Bryson is so angry about Katz drinking again.
5. Describe the circumstances when Bryson comes close to becoming a hypothermia victim.
6. Summarize the weather conditions in which most people fall victim to hypothermia.
7. Describe what is killing the hemlock trees along the AT in the Blue Ridge Mountains and how is it being treated.
8. Describe how Bryson returns to the hotel room in Waynesboro after he walks to Kmart.
9. Describe what Bryson finds strange about the town of Centralia.
10. Summarize what Katz does to pass the time while Bryson is at Kmart.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
1) Compare and contrast the characters of Katz and Bryson with the Spring hikers they meet along the trail.
2) Summarize the impact each group has on one another.
3) How is each group realistic in its view of hiking?
4) How do their attitudes toward hiking differ? Cite examples from the novel.
Essay Topic 2
1) Describe the damage to the environment that Bryson and Katz witness as they hike the Appalachian Trail.
2) Include the day hikes Bryson takes in Pennsylvania in the evaluation of environmental issues.
3) Analyze the men's reaction to what they see. Discuss.
Essay Topic 3
1) Analyze Bill Bryson's reasons for wanting to hike the Appalachian Trail.
2) In what ways did he accomplish what he set out to do?
3) In what ways is the hike a disappointment for him?
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