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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. What does Katz do because of loneliness and despair?
2. Where is Bryson's wife supposed to pick them up, now that the first stage of the hike is over?
3. What does Bryson discover when it starts raining in the mountains of New England?
4. What is the total walking distance of the typical American in one week?
5. What became of the grand hotels that were built on Mt. Washington?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the decision that Bryson and Katz make after Katz gets lost in the woods.
2. Describe Chicken John's claim to fame.
3. Describe what is killing the hemlock trees along the AT in the Blue Ridge Mountains and how is it being treated.
4. Describe Kitattiny Mountain and how it was formed.
5. Explain why Katz starts drinking again.
6. How do Bryson and Katz adapt to hiking through Maine's wilderness?
7. Describe the circumstances when Bryson comes close to becoming a hypothermia victim.
8. Summarize Bryson's experience hiking in Pennsylvania.
9. Summarize the weather conditions in which most people fall victim to hypothermia.
10. Describe what Bryson finds strange about the town of Centralia.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Bryson describes the attitudes of Americans toward the wilderness.
1) Interpret Bryson's views about Americans and the wilderness.
2) In what way do Americans differ in their attitudes toward the wilderness with other parts of the world? Use examples from the book to justify the answers.
Essay Topic 2
1) Analyze Bill Bryson's reasons for wanting to hike the Appalachian Trail.
2) In what ways did he accomplish what he set out to do?
3) In what ways is the hike a disappointment for him?
Essay Topic 3
1) Describe the differences between Bryson's hike with Katz along the Appalachian Trail and the day hikes he takes through Pennsylvania.
2) Why is Bryson frustrated with his hiking experience in Pennsylvania?
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