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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 the first two drownings occur?
(a) In 1893.
(b) In 1873.
(c) In 1783.
(d) In 1883.

2. Mrs. Joseph Lippman was killed in ___________ when their stagecoach struck a rock on the road and flipped over.
(a) 1929.
(b) 1899.
(c) 1909.
(d) 1919.

3. Lester LaDuke, aged 4, died at _____________ Hot Springs on July 23rd, 1905.
(a) Geyser.
(b) Mammoth.
(c) LaDuke.
(d) Old Yeller.

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

5. Mrs. Louis Helbut died in _______________ from fainting.
(a) 1989.
(b) 1889.
(c) 1899.
(d) 1898.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Horse and stage coach accidents were fairly common, about _________ times more common than auto accidents today.

3. One death from _______________ occurred when, on August 15th, 1919, Louis Boatman was touring the park with his aunt and sister and decided to swim in the Yellowstone River.

4. A bicycle and _____________ killed Eliis Lingard on August 2nd, 1893.

5. How does Whittlesey think Piper died?

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