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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Bryson and Katz talk about as they dine in the Georgia Mountain Restaurant in Hiawassee?
(a) The abandonment of their uninvited hiking partner
(b) The pros and cons of renting a mule
(c) The life and times of a cockroach
(d) The great food in the finest restaurants in Boston and New York

2. What is the name of the blind man who hikes the entire Appalachian Trail with his seeing eye dog?
(a) David Horton
(b) Woodrow Murphey
(c) Bill Thorton
(d) Bill Irwin

3. What is the record for the longest section hike along the Appalachian Trail?
(a) Twenty years
(b) Seventeen years
(c) Thirty-two years
(d) Forty-six years

4. What do Katz and Bryson hear about Mary Ellen two days after they leave her behind?
(a) She managed to get ahead of them.
(b) She got lost in the woods.
(c) She dropped out with blisters on her feet.
(d) She is hiking with other hikers.

5. What does railroad man, Henry Bagley, do in 1890?
(a) Begins Georgia clear cutting that lasts about forty years
(b) Lays railroad track that disrupts the continuity of the trail
(c) Builds labor housing in the woods, laborers ignite a huge forest fire
(d) Builds a small town in the clear cut, with train service to Atlanta

6. What does Katz buy in Franklin that irritates Bryson?
(a) A TV Guide
(b) A beer
(c) A box of Snickers
(d) Cream Soda

7. What is the major drawback of AT trail maps?
(a) The maps are not weatherproof, disintegrate easily.
(b) The are too many inaccuracies.
(c) Lack of detail makes the maps almost useless.
(d) The maps are big and bulky.

8. What stands at Fontana Lake's western end?
(a) A cabin
(b) Huge spruce trees
(c) An electric dam
(d) A large shelter

9. Who is the first person to hike the Appalachian Trail in a single summer?
(a) David Horton
(b) Earl Shaffer
(c) Woodrow Murphey
(d) Bill Irwin

10. What is the odd method Bryson uses to find a hiking partner?
(a) Posts a bulletin board notice at the outdoor gear store
(b) Places an ad in the local newspaper
(c) Asks the neighbors to spread the word, then those people spread the word, etc.
(d) Includes an invitation note with the Christmas cards

11. Which food is Katz complaining about because Bryson left it behind?
(a) Snickers bars
(b) Hersey chocolate
(c) Gummy bears
(d) Little Debbie snacks

12. What is the true creature of the Smokies?
(a) The raccoon
(b) The salamander
(c) The possum
(d) The black bear

13. Which group is responsible for the maintenance of the trail?
(a) U. S. Department of the Interior
(b) Solely volunteer groups
(c) National Park Service
(d) U. S. Department of Environmental Affairs

14. What is the story Katz tells as they recline on Indian Grove Gap?
(a) A man snorted too much, one day popped an eyeball and the dog ate it.
(b) A blind juggler used his two eyeballs that had been surgically removed.
(c) Grandma Katz was attacked by an impatient buzzard that ate her eyeball.
(d) A turkey plucked out Grandpa Katz' eyeball and ate it.

15. What surprises Bryson about his equipment shopping trip?
(a) There are very few options from which to choose.
(b) The amount and prices of the gear exceed his expectations.
(c) There is an extensive list of places to eat and sleep.
(d) Most of the equipment is simple to understand.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the primary role of the Forest Service?

2. What does Bryson want to do right after getting cleaned up?

3. What occupies Bryson's thoughts as he awaits springtime?

4. Where is 12-year-old David Anderson mauled and killed by a black bear?

5. What is the third state through which Bryson and Katz travel?

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