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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Josey fell into a pool trying to help a _________ and was badly burned.
(a) Deer.
(b) Bear.
(c) Child.
(d) Dog.

2. Sometimes the temperature in Yellowstone falls to______________ degrees below zero.
(a) 30-40.
(b) 20-30.
(c) 10-20.
(d) 40-60.

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

4. Whittlesey then discusses the case of John Mark Williams, who is the only person to die in a hot springs when?
(a) In the summer.
(b) In the winter.
(c) In the spring.
(d) In the fall.

5. When was Walker's body found?
(a) At 12:00 am.
(b) At 12:00 pm.
(c) At 5:00 pm.
(d) At 5:00 am.

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

7. It is more common than one would think in Montana, but not ______________.
(a) Nevada.
(b) Nebraska.
(c) Colorado.
(d) Wyoming.

8. Nineteen have died due to hot springs and ______________ were children.
(a) None.
(b) Ten.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Seven.

9. George Wingate caused an avalanche in 1885. Was anyone hurt?
(a) No.
(b) Yes, several.
(c) Yes, only one.
(d) Yes, a few.

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

11. When bears attack, are they at fault?
(a) No.
(b) Sometimes.
(c) Usually.
(d) Yes.

12. The men had foolishly camped near __________________ by the Grand Geyser.
(a) Upper Geyser Basin.
(b) Old Faithful.
(c) Vent Geyser.
(d) Turban Geyser.

13. On July 20th, _________, David Allen Kirwan, 24, and his friend, Ronald Ratliff, 25, parked at Yellowstone's Fountain Paint Pot.
(a) 1891.
(b) 1819.
(c) 1981.
(d) 1918.

14. Full board walkways were not introduced into thermal areas until the __________.
(a) 1940s.
(b) 1950s.
(c) 1960s.
(d) 1930s.

15. By 1993, ___________ deaths had occurred because of a bison attack, but the potential for injuries is great.
(a) Only five.
(b) Only one.
(c) None.
(d) Only two.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lorrie Grewe, 11, died on July 11th, 1972 due to who?

2. What is one of these deadly plants?

3. Surprisingly, hot springs deaths occur more often than _________________ deaths.

4. An early death occurred in ____________ due to twenty-year-old John Havekost and his acquaintance Perry Norris.

5. Because Walker and Crow hitchhiked in illegally, what did they miss?

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