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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the boat's owner whom John talked to about his passage?
(a) Colonel Palmby.
(b) Reverend Young.
(c) Mr. Hodgson.
(d) Professor Butler.

2. What kind of a father was John's father?
(a) Gentle.
(b) Abusive.
(c) Absent.
(d) Tyrannical.

3. Where did John hike at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) The valley.
(b) Mount Shasta.
(c) The river.
(d) Meadows.

4. What did John do when he first saw the bear?
(a) Ran from it.
(b) Rushed at it.
(c) Ignored it.
(d) Played dead.

5. What aspect of John is the focus of Chapter 9?
(a) His desire to have a family.
(b) His passion for the wilderness.
(c) His love of animals.
(d) His risk-taking behavior.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did John's father move the family in Chapter 3?

2. In what canyon was the dome John went to the top of after his first encounter with the bear?

3. What was John in charge of finishing on the new land?

4. Where did John go after heading south in Chapter 5?

5. What was one of John's favorite playgrounds?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain John's first encounter with a bear.

2. Explain John's eye injury, and what happened afterward.

3. What did Daniel decide to do in 1857? Why did he do this?

4. What happened when Daniel encouraged his children to imitate frogs to learn to swim? How did John react?

5. How did John get across an area he could not pass in Chapter 5?

6. Where did John want to go in Chapter 5? What concerns did he have about it?

7. Explain John's education, and what he did with his degree.

8. Explain John's climbing of the ice cone.

9. Explain John's second encounter with a bear.

10. Describe the ice cone.

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