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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. In what year did Chapter 12 take place?

2. What was the steamboat carrying in Chapter 19?

3. Who accompanied John as he led a party up Mount Shasta?

4. What was John's friend's job, according to Chapter 13?

5. On what day did John lead a party up Mount Shasta?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened on John's difficult climb up Mount Shasta?

2. Describe John's tree-climbing experience.

3. Who probably were the three friends mentioned in the Mono Lake Windstorm adventure? What were their careers?

4. Explain John's view of trees.

5. What happened at the beginning of John's exploration of Tenaya Canyon? How did he react to it?

6. How did the artists react when John returned from his climb of Mount Ritter? Why?

7. What was the role of rattlesnakes in California, according to Chapter 11?

8. Describe John's third encounter with a rattlesnake. How did this change his treatment of them?

9. Describe John's first two encounters with rattlesnakes.

10. How is the account in Chapter 15 different from other accounts of John's adventures?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain John's role in the preservation of wilderness in the Western Hemisphere, particularly the creation of Yosemite National Park.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the relationship between John Muir and his father.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the events that led to John's commitment to a life in the wilderness.

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