2. When does Bryson get back on the trail for day hikes?
(a) The end of May
(b) The middle of July
(c) The end of June
(d) The beginning of June

3. What happens to Bryson while hiking in the rain?
(a) He comes close to hypothermia.
(b) He falls in the mud.
(c) He slips down a cliff.
(d) He catches a cold.

4. Who is Bryson's hiking partner on his day hikes in New Hampshire?
(a) Mary Ellen
(b) Stephen Katz
(c) His wife
(d) Bill Abdu

5. Where is Bryson's wife supposed to pick them up, now that the first stage of the hike is over?
(a) Mount Washington
(b) Cabin Creek
(c) Front Royal
(d) Dalton

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the percentage of through hikers who make it to the Hundred Mile Wilderness?

2. What is the last long stretch of hiking for Katz and Bryson before ending the first part of their trek?

3. What has devastated a mountain of foliage in Palmerton?

4. Who joins Bryson and Katz in one of the Shenandoah shelters?

5. What mountain inspired Melville's Moby Dick.

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Chicken John's claim to fame.

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

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

4. 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.

5. Explain why Mount Washington has such extreme weather conditions.

6. What has Mount Greylock, the highest peak in Massachusetts, inspired?

7. How do Bryson and Katz adapt to hiking through Maine's wilderness?

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

9. Summarize the plans Bryson and Katz make now that they have completed the first stage of their hiking journey.

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

(see the answer keys)

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