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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. When were over half of all the offices and malls in America today built?
(a) Since the 1930's
(b) Since the 1980's
(c) Since the 1950's
(d) Since the 1970's

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

3. Who is one of the most famous thru hikers of the Appalachian Trail?
(a) Emma Grandma Gatewood
(b) Crazy Bob
(c) Chicken John
(d) John Connelly

4. Why are grizzly bears not a concern on the trail?
(a) Disease unique to the grizzly bear has wiped out the population.
(b) The black bear population has driven off the grizzly bears.
(c) Grizzly bears do not roam east of the Mississippi River.
(d) The Park Service shoots all grizzly bears on sight.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Benton MacKaye's job?

2. What is Bryson's longstanding impression of the woods?

3. Where do Bryson and Katz stay after eight days of hiking?

4. What does the far shore of Fontana Lake border?

5. What is David Anderson doing when the bear attacks?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the issues Bryson worries about with regard to hiking on the AT?

2. Describe the first look Bryson and Katz have of the Smoky Mountains.

3. Explain the type of hiking that Bryson and Katz will have to do through the Smoky Mountains.

4. Summarize the accomplishments of Earl V. Shaffer during the summer of 1948.

5. Summarize the realization that Bryson and Katz come to as they look at a map of the Appalachian Trail in Gatlinburg.

6. Why does Bryson describe his first day on the trail as hell?

7. What are the benefits Bill Bryson believes he will get from hiking the Appalachian Trail?

8. Explain how a hiker manages to get on the Appalachian Trail at Amicola Falls State Park when it is seven miles from the nearest highway.

9. Mary Ellen becomes a hiking companion to Bryson and Katz. Describe her experience as a hiker.

10. Describe the vision Benton MacKaye has for Appalachian Trail.

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