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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Human Deaths from Bears and How to Keep Them From Happening.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In ____________, Walter Watson died by falling in a deep geyser tube.
(a) 1982.
(b) 1928.
(c) 1942.
(d) 1882.

2. Walker pointed what at the bear?
(a) His gun.
(b) His flashlight.
(c) A knife.
(d) A cooking utensil.

3. As _____________ increased, so did the chance of injury.
(a) Tourists.
(b) Competitive sports.
(c) Stupidity.
(d) The number of children.

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?
(a) The Secretary of State.
(b) The Secretary of the Interior.
(c) President of the U.S.
(d) The Secretary of Defense.

5. The worst accident happened June 28th, __________, when Andy C. Hect, 9, was walking with his family along Crested Pool near Old Faithful.
(a) 1960.
(b) 1970.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1980.

Short Answer Questions

1. Death in Yellowstone covers ____________ hundred deaths and each one was a very emotional story for someone, so the author has tried to be delicate.

2. Whittlesey discusses avoidable deaths due to what regarding bears?

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

4. How does the author suggest that people get more in touch with nature?

5. While they view the springs, Ratliff's dog 'Mossie', a large Mastiff, escaped from the car and jumped into Celestine Pool, which routinely measures _______ degrees Fahrenheit.

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