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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-14, Fatal Attraction: Deaths From Falls, Deaths From Forest Fires: Smoke Chasing Can Kill, The Gloom of Earthquakes: Shaky Breaky Park, Danger in the Water: Deaths From Drowning.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What soon happened when Kirwan got out of the water?
(a) He was given a medal of honor.
(b) His skin was quickly peeling off and he soon went blind.
(c) He passed out.
(d) He died.

2. New trails were carved for what purpose?
(a) To avoid springs and geysers.
(b) To bring visitors closer to the springs and geysers.
(c) To give visitors something to do other than visit springs and geysers.
(d) To encourage visitors to go hiking.

3. There was a special case of a man and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Earl J. Dunn, who did what on July 13th, 1924?
(a) They jumped off the rim of the Yellowstone Grand Canyon.
(b) They drove their car off the rim of the Yellowstone Grand Canyon.
(c) They convinced someone else to jump off the rim of the Yellowstone Grand Canyon.
(d) They backed their car off the rim of the Yellowstone Grand Canyon.

4. Six deadly poisonous ____________________ grow in Yellowstone as well, such as the Death Cap, Destroying Angel, Deadly Concybe, Deadly Cort, Deadly Galerina, and the Conifer False Model.
(a) Beans.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Mushrooms.
(d) Legumes.

5. More people in Yellowstone have died from _________________ than any other single cause of death save those not included in the book.
(a) Drowning.
(b) Dehydration.
(c) Heart attacks.
(d) Insect bites.

Short Answer Questions

1. The judge for the case wanted what along boardwalks?

2. A ________________ soldier drowned due to falling in the water and another died from falling due to intoxication.

3. Lester LaDuke, aged 4, died at _____________ Hot Springs on July 23rd, 1905.

4. When was Walker's body found?

5. Harry Walker, 25, on Friday, ____________________, hitchhiked into Yellowstone Park illegally with his friend 'Crow.'

(see the answer key)

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