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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. Harry Walker, 25, on Friday, ____________________, hitchhiked into Yellowstone Park illegally with his friend 'Crow.'
(a) January 23rd, 1973.
(b) July 23rd, 1973.
(c) June 23rd, 1973.
(d) November 23rd, 1973.

2. ________________ of horses once occupied the park during the 'Grand Tour' which often occurred in stagecoaches that would last for five to ten days.
(a) Tens of thousands.
(b) Hundreds.
(c) Dozens.
(d) Thousands.

3. Today Yellowstone sees between zero and five ________ deaths a year.
(a) Auto.
(b) Plane.
(c) Shooting.
(d) Drowning.

4. How does the author suggest that people get more in touch with nature?
(a) By living in the wilderness.
(b) By studying bears.
(c) By watching nature videos.
(d) By learning about it.

5. How did Mrs. H.P. Knapp die?
(a) She fell off of a cliff.
(b) She was gored by a bison.
(c) She was eaten by a bear.
(d) She was burned to death by her gas stove.

Short Answer Questions

1. Stagecoach wrecks occurred one or more times a summer, but surprisingly, only_________ fatalities are known.

2. As of 1995, ___________________ people have died from falls in Yellowstone, four from man-made structures, three from mounts and the rest into canyons.

3. Full board walkways were not introduced into thermal areas until the __________.

4. Is Yellowstone National Park a visitor's friend?

5. A ___________ fire killed Civilian Conservation Corps worker James Hester who lost his life fighting the fire.

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