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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 is one of these deadly plants?

2. Surprisingly, hot springs deaths occur more often than _________________ deaths.

3. Whittelsey was a ___________________ at the time.

4. The two naturally occurring poisonous gases in Yellowstone are _____________________.

5. Nineteen have died due to hot springs and ______________ were children.

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Andy Hecht's death affect the park? Does the author see this change as good or bad? Why?

2. What happened to David Allen Kirwan? How could this have been avoided?

3. What is surprising about bears at Yellowstone? Why might this be true?

4. What led to a lessening of the risk of death due to trees falling? Is this good or bad?

5. What has the author noticed about people's behavior around the wild animals found at the park? Why might they act this way?

6. Why did the author find the judge's request to have bears tracked to be ridiculous? Do you agree? Why or why not?

7. When people feed bears, who is at fault? Why?

8. How does the author show that wild animals are unpredictable and dangerous?

9. What are the two naturally occurring poisonous gases at Yellowstone? Where can they be found? Why is this important to know?

10. What is said about lightning strikes? Why must visitors be careful during thunderstorms?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Several deadly plants are found in Yellowstone.

Part 1) What are these deadly plants? How significant are deadly plants in the Western Hemisphere, according to the author? Explain. Are the deadly plants found in Yellowstone of significance? Why or why not?

Part 2) Describe the deaths caused by these plants? Are these deaths due to ignorance and a lack of attention paid by the visitor or to the park? Why? Would the author agree with you? Why or why not?

Part 3) How does this information about deadly plants support the author's purpose for the book? How do these deaths compare to other causes of deaths?

Essay Topic 2

Many deaths have been caused by hot springs and geysers.

Part 1) What are hot springs and geysers? How are they dangerous? Give an example of how someone has been killed by a hot spring or geyser.

Part 2) What were the consequences of this death? How did these consequences affect the park, the running of the park, and other visitors' experiences? How does the author feel about many of the responses to deaths at the park? Why does he feel this way?

Part 3) Why might someone not realize the dangers of a hot spring or geyser? How is this innocence, or ignorance, reflected in other areas of the park? How do these beliefs regarding the safety of the park affect the author? Why is he affected in this way?

Essay Topic 3

Deaths have taken place due to automobile and plane crashes.

Part 1) Describe the advent of the automobile in Yellowstone. How does this reflect changes throughout the U.S.? How did the automobile change Yellowstone? How does the author feel about this? Why does he feel this way?

Part 2) How dangerous is the automobile? How does this compare to horse-related fatalities? Are you surprised about which is more dangerous? Why or why not? How does the number of automobile fatalities compare to the number of plane crash fatalities?

Part 3) Who is often at fault in automobile accident fatalities? Who is at fault in plane crash fatalities? What can be done to prevent both of these types of accidents? How does this impact Yellowstone? How do these preventative measures compare to those used throughout the U.S.? Are these measures adequate? Why or why not?

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