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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Bryson describe the town of Hanover where he lives?
2. What does Bryson use as a confirmation that they are really in the wilderness?
3. What do Bryson and Katz have to cross over in the Maine woods?
4. Who set up the American Literary, Scientific, and Military Academy in 1785?
5. How do people get to the top of Mt. Washington if they do not hike?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Kitattiny Mountain and how it was formed.
2. Explain why Katz starts drinking again.
3. 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.
4. Describe how Bryson returns to the hotel room in Waynesboro after he walks to Kmart.
5. Describe Bryson's thoughts on areas through which he thinks the Appalachian Trail should pass.
6. Describe the circumstances when Bryson comes close to becoming a hypothermia victim.
7. Summarize Bryson's experience hiking in Pennsylvania.
8. What is the decision that Bryson and Katz make after Katz gets lost in the woods.
9. Summarize what Katz does to pass the time while Bryson is at Kmart.
10. Summarize why Bryson is so angry about Katz drinking again.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
1) Compare and contrast the characters of Katz and Bryson with the Spring hikers they meet along the trail.
2) Summarize the impact each group has on one another.
3) How is each group realistic in its view of hiking?
4) How do their attitudes toward hiking differ? Cite examples from the novel.
Essay Topic 2
1) Analyze the fears Bryson experiences throughout the book.
2) Describe three events in the story where Bryson's fears paralyze him.
3) How does Katz help Bryson with his fears?
Essay Topic 3
1) Explain the reasons Katz begins drinking again when he returns to the Appalachian Trail in August.
2) What does he reveal about himself to Bryson about his emotional condition?
3) Describe the effect his drinking and change of attitude affect the hike. Cite examples from the book.
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