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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. Which beautiful Appalachian ranges are at the north and west of Pennsylvania?
(a) Overland Mountain, Pike's Peak, and Jefferson Range
(b) Nittany, Jacks, and Tussey
(c) Washington, Lafayette, and McKinley
(d) Crescent Peak, Clingman's Bluff, and Tuckerman's Ravine

2. How many miles of the Appalachian Trail run through Pennsylvania?
(a) 120 miles
(b) 145 miles
(c) 230 miles
(d) 50 miles

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

4. What is Chicken John's claim to fame?
(a) He has been hiking the trail for half a year.
(b) He has hiked the trail seven times.
(c) He hikes the trail every year.
(d) He eats chickens every day.

5. Why does Katz leave the trail and go into the woods?
(a) He hears someone calling for help.
(b) To wants to get water.
(c) He wants to be alone.
(d) He hears a bear.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Katz do because of loneliness and despair?

2. What is killing all the hemlock trees along the Appalachian Trail?

3. What would Bryson like to see along the Appalachian Trail?

4. What prevents Bryson from continuing his hike in Pennsylvania when he is just hitting his stride?

5. Where is Bryson's wife supposed to pick them up, now that the first stage of the hike is over?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize why Bryson is so angry about Katz drinking again.

2. Describe the summit of Mount Washington in New Hampshire.

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

4. Describe Kitattiny Mountain and how it was formed.

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

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

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

8. Summarize what Katz does to pass the time while Bryson is at Kmart.

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

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

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