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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. How deep is this dangerous lake in some places?
(a) 450 feet deep.
(b) 350 feet deep.
(c) 45 feet deep.
(d) 750 feet deep.

2. 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 Defense.
(c) The Secretary of the Interior.
(d) President of the U.S.

3. Bears have injured people throughout Yellowstone's history. Are deaths common?
(a) Yes.
(b) No.
(c) Not early on.
(d) Not recently.

4. Stones on hillsides are not stationary and _____________ deaths have been caused in Yellowstone from falling rocks.
(a) Five to six.
(b) Four to five.
(c) Two to three.
(d) Three to four.

5. What must everyone in the boat have?
(a) Life guard training.
(b) A life jacket.
(c) First aid certification.
(d) Excellent swimming skills.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Kirwan die?

2. It is more common than one would think in Montana, but not ______________.

3. However, the Yellowstone River has claimed ____________________ lives.

4. As _____________ increased, so did the chance of injury.

5. On July 20th, _________, David Allen Kirwan, 24, and his friend, Ronald Ratliff, 25, parked at Yellowstone's Fountain Paint Pot.

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