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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the oldest shelter on the Appalachian Trail?
(a) Happy Hill Cabin
(b) Baker Peak Lodge
(c) Bromley Hut
(d) Prospect Cabin

2. What is the amusement in the bunkhouse for about 30 minutes?
(a) Watching the stove slide on the slick floor
(b) Watching the firewood explode in the stove
(c) Watching a camping crew try to fix the bunkhouse door
(d) Watching Katz trying to get in the third level bunk

3. How does Bryson describe the town of Hanover where he lives?
(a) A small, typical New England college town
(b) A quiet, boring town
(c) A rowdy college town
(d) A busy, overcrowded town

4. What is the last long stretch of hiking for Katz and Bryson before ending the first part of their trek?
(a) Shenandoah National Park
(b) Hundred Mile Wilderness
(c) The Appalachian Mountains
(d) White Mountains

5. What is a diversion available at the campground?
(a) Listening to country music for endless hours
(b) Looking at hanging wall pictures of previous hikers
(c) Hanging out at the stove in the office
(d) Playing board games endlessly

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Katz buy in Franklin that irritates Bryson?

2. What does Bryson discover when he walks to Kmart in Waynesboro?

3. Why does Katz stay in his room while staying in Waynesboro?

4. What is the only accommodation available at the campground?

5. What is Chicken John's claim to fame?

(see the answer key)

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