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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21-25, Powerless in Eden: Deaths From Suicide, Missing and Presumed Dead, Deaths From Gas Stove Explosions and Structural Fires, Deaths From Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, Travel in Wonderland: Death on the Road and in the Air, Conclusion: Pay Attent.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Kirwan die?
(a) The next morning.
(b) Later in the week.
(c) A month later.
(d) That night.

2. What is another reason for why so many injuries occurred because of bears?
(a) The camp sites were being built deep in the wilderness.
(b) The fences had been taken down to create a more natural setting.
(c) The bears began to like to attack humans.
(d) There were garbage dumps behind camp hotels.

3. Is Yellowstone National Park a visitor's friend?
(a) No.
(b) Yes, most of the time.
(c) Yes.
(d) Yes, but rarely.

4. The automobile was allowed into Yellowstone in August, ___________ and the park has been motorized since the summer of 1917.
(a) 1913.
(b) 1915.
(c) 1914.
(d) 1916.

5. Stagecoach wrecks occurred one or more times a summer, but surprisingly, only_________ fatalities are known.
(a) Thirty-two.
(b) Four.
(c) Eight.
(d) Sixteen.

Short Answer Questions

1. ________ were injured in the 1930s.

2. Why were this many people injured?

3. Yellowstone has only _______ of these dangerous species.

4. After serving five years President ________________ pardoned Weber after the German consul pulled for him.

5. The worst accident happened June 28th, __________, when Andy C. Hect, 9, was walking with his family along Crested Pool near Old Faithful.

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