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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. Other people added their injuries to his campaign and it resulted in increased funding for what and more warnings in handout literature?

2. As _____________ increased, so did the chance of injury.

3. A ___________________ named Isaac Rowe died June 19th, 1899.

4. Andy's father, named James Hecht, wrote who to encourage him to take positive action and he and his wife organized to make the National Park Service commit to improved safety?

5. A _________________ was killed by lightening in the park on August 27th, 1894, named Bayard T. "Curley" Rogers.

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author treat the deaths in this book? Why does he treat them in this way?

2. Describe the worst hot spring accident. Why might this be the worst?

3. Why were people killed in the 1930s by bears? Why might the bears have killed in these cases?

4. Describe the author of this book. How does this background information on the author reveal about his reasons for writing this book?

5. How did Harry Walker and Crow's story affect life for the bears at Yellowstone? Is this good or bad?

6. How many known plants exist on Earth? How man of these have cause death or serious illness in the Western hemisphere? Why is this information important?

7. Have falling trees been a significant danger in Yellowstone? Why or why not?

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

9. What does the author understand about how humans feel about large, wild animals? What advice does he give?

10. How are winters at Yellowstone dangerous?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many of the earliest deaths in Yellowstone come from battles with Native Americans.

Part 1) Describe Yellowstone's early Native American history. What tribes lived in Yellowstone? How might they ended up in Yellowstone? Why might they have left? What battles took place in Yellowstone? Why did these battles take place?

Part 2) How are these battles important to the author and to the purpose of this book? How do these battles and subsequent deaths differ from most of the other deaths mentioned in this book?

Part 3) What is the author's opinion of death during war? Why might he feel this way? How do his feelings about death during battle compare to his feelings about other fatalities? Why?

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

The author believes that the individual has a responsibility to make logical, safe decisions and conduct.

Part 1) Support this statement with information from this book. Why does the author believe this? How might his connection with the park influence his beliefs about visitors? Do you agree with him? Why or why not?

Part 2) Do you believe that most of these deaths were due to ignorance and negligence? Why or why not? Might the author agree with you? Why or why not?

Part 3) In the U.S., is most of the responsibility placed on the individual who is injured or killed or the place in which the injury or death occurs? Support this with information from this book. Do you agree that this is where the responsibility should be placed? Why or why not?

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