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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15, The Tree Ride, Chapter 16, A Perilous Night on Mount Shasta.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did John and his friend spend several days at a campsite on their excursion?
(a) It had a beautiful view.
(b) They were sketching the landscape.
(c) John injured himself.
(d) They were tracking an animal who has stopped.

2. Where was the ice cone?
(a) Near Mount Shasta.
(b) In Indian Canyon.
(c) The exact location is not known.
(d) At Yosemite Falls.

3. How did John react when he spent a summer in the city?
(a) He felt at home.
(b) He felt like he was wasting away.
(c) He wanted to leave his parents to make a life for himself.
(d) He was inspired to write poetry.

4. What happened to John one day at the ice cone?
(a) He was nearly crushed by some falling ice.
(b) He broke his arm getting to the ice cone.
(c) He encountered a bear.
(d) He was nearly hit by some frozen spray.

5. Where did John arrive at the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) Madison.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) London.
(d) Galveston.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what edge of the mountain did John begin his climb?

2. What occurred the day after the natural event that unnerved white settlers?

3. Who took John to a doctor to attempt to heal his eyes?

4. Why did John go to the top of the dome?

5. Why did John think his father relocated the family in Chapter 3?

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