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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Kirwan yelled, '______________' in response.
(a) Like hell I won't.
(b) I will.
(c) You hurry up.
(d) I don't have time.

3. A death due to a bear that cannot be cross-checked occurred in __________.
(a) 1877.
(b) 1907.
(c) 1807.
(d) 1897.

4. New trails were carved for what purpose?
(a) To avoid springs and geysers.
(b) To encourage visitors to go hiking.
(c) To bring visitors closer to the springs and geysers.
(d) To give visitors something to do other than visit springs and geysers.

5. Whittlesey discusses avoidable deaths due to what regarding bears?
(a) Feeding bears.
(b) Getting unjustifiably close to bears.
(c) Hunting bears.
(d) Petting bears.

Short Answer Questions

1. James filed a wrongful death lawsuit and received _______________.

2. Josey fell into a pool trying to help a _________ and was badly burned.

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

4. ________________ people have died from falling trees in the park inside of buildings and one outside.

5. Whittelsey was a ___________________ at the time.

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the two naturally occurring poisonous gases at Yellowstone? Where can they be found? Why is this important to know?

2. What does the author suggest people do to be more in touch with nature?

3. What happened to David Allen Kirwan? How could this have been avoided?

4. How many known plants exist on Earth? How man of these have cause death or serious illness in the Western hemisphere? Why is this information important?

5. Describe the author of this book. How does this background information on the author reveal about his reasons for writing this book?

6. Have falling trees been a significant danger in Yellowstone? Why or why not?

7. What led to a lessening of the risk of death due to trees falling? Is this good or bad?

8. Why did the author find the judge's request to have bears tracked to be ridiculous? Do you agree? Why or why not?

9. Why did many of the deaths described in this book take place?

10. How many dangerous plants exist in Yellowstone? Name one of them. How is this plant dangerous? Why is this important to know?

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