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Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Why does Katz stay in his room while staying in Waynesboro?
(a) He is watching the X-Files.
(b) He has a cold.
(c) A jealous husband is after him.
(d) He is catching up on sleep.
2. Where do Katz and Bryson agree to continue their hike in August?
(a) The Hundred Mile Wilderness
(b) Pennsylvania
(c) The White Mountains
(d) Vermont
3. What is it like hiking in the Hundred Miles Wilderness?
(a) It is easier than the rest of the trail.
(b) It is a casual walk.
(c) It is pleasant and relaxing.
(d) It is slow and difficult.
4. What is the total walking distance of the typical American in one week?
(a) 7 miles
(b) 5 miles
(c) 23 miles
(d) 1.4 miles
5. What has devastated a mountain of foliage in Palmerton?
(a) A zinc factory
(b) Fire ants
(c) Gypsy moth caterpillars
(d) Grubs
Short Answer Questions
1. What was the name of the greatest hotel in the White Mountains?
2. What is the mountain that is a wall of rock 1,300 feet high above the Delaware River?
3. How does Bryson describe the town of Hanover where he lives?
4. What does Bryson discover when it starts raining in the mountains of New England?
5. How far had Bryson and Katz hiked when they parted ways?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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.
2. Describe the circumstances when Bryson comes close to becoming a hypothermia victim.
3. Describe what Bryson finds strange about the town of Centralia.
4. What has Mount Greylock, the highest peak in Massachusetts, inspired?
5. Describe Kitattiny Mountain and how it was formed.
6. Explain why Katz starts drinking again.
7. Summarize the plans Bryson and Katz make now that they have completed the first stage of their hiking journey.
8. Summarize what Katz does to pass the time while Bryson is at Kmart.
9. Describe Bryson's thoughts on areas through which he thinks the Appalachian Trail should pass.
10. Summarize the weather conditions in which most people fall victim to hypothermia.
This section contains 620 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |
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