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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. The first suicide was committed by _______________, 27, who died January 27th, 1884 from overdosing on morphine.
(a) Mrs. Emily Moore.
(b) Mrs. Emilia Madison.
(c) Mrs. Eleanor Monroe.
(d) Mrs. Elaine McKinley.

2. _________________ people have committed suicide in Yellowstone and four outside of the park.
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Twenty-five.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Twenty.

3. A self-defense shooting happened in 1886 when stockmen Alex Ferguson and Charles Carpenter had just had a fight about what?
(a) Ferguson's cattle being on Carpenter's land.
(b) Carpenter stealing cattle from Ferguson.
(c) Carpenter's cattle being on Ferguson's land.
(d) Ferguson stealing cattle from Carpenter.

4. Whittlesey reminds the reader that the wilderness is what?
(a) Fairly safe.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) Not your friend.
(d) Your friend.

5. When should you not go out in the boat?
(a) During storms.
(b) During windy days.
(c) During hot days.
(d) During cold days.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mrs. Louis Helbut died in _______________ from fainting.

2. How does Whittlesey think Piper died?

3. When is the only time Whittlesey will consider sailing on the Lake?

4. When did the first two drownings occur?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to LeRoy R. Piper? What does the author think about him?

2. When did the era of drowning begin? How could this have been prevented or lessened?

3. How does the author end the book? Why does he end it in this way?

4. What lessons can be drawn from all the drowning?

5. Describe one of the shootings. What does this story reveal about those who were involved in this shooting and about guns?

6. What happened to Charles Kenck and Richard Dietrch? Why did this happen?

7. How often do forest fires take place? Why might this be?

8. When have plane crashes occurred? Which was the largest craft to crash? Why is this significant?

9. Where did the Native Americans in Yellowstone live?

10. How many have died in the Yellowstone River? What most likely led to these deaths?

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