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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. What would Bryson like to see along the Appalachian Trail?
(a) Restaurants
(b) Historic farms and villages
(c) Hotels
(d) Better accommodations

2. What is it like hiking in the Hundred Miles Wilderness?
(a) It is easier than the rest of the trail.
(b) It is slow and difficult.
(c) It is a casual walk.
(d) It is pleasant and relaxing.

3. What are the weather conditions like on Mount Washington?
(a) The weather is balmy.
(b) The weather is usually warm and sunny.
(c) The weather is extreme and quickly changes.
(d) The weather is calm.

4. Why does Katz stay in his room while staying in Waynesboro?
(a) He is watching the X-Files.
(b) A jealous husband is after him.
(c) He is catching up on sleep.
(d) He has a cold.

5. What do Bryson and Katz do when they reach the logging road?
(a) Hitchhike
(b) Pitch the tent
(c) Take a nap
(d) Eat lunch

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Chicken John's claim to fame?

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

3. What is the mountain that is a wall of rock 1,300 feet high above the Delaware River?

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

5. What happens to Bryson while hiking in the rain?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what is killing the hemlock trees along the AT in the Blue Ridge Mountains and how is it being treated.

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

3. Describe Kitattiny Mountain and how it was formed.

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

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

6. What is the decision that Bryson and Katz make after Katz gets lost in the woods.

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

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

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

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

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