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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. ________________ 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) Hundreds.
(c) Tens of thousands.
(d) Thousands.

2. Most of the river drownings are due to what?
(a) Extreme currents and rapids.
(b) Storms.
(c) Intoxicated swimmers.
(d) Deep water.

3. During a later physical fight, Zutavern starting beating Weber with a rock. How did Weber respond?
(a) He hit Zutavern with another rock.
(b) He started screaming.
(c) He stabbed Zutavern.
(d) By shooting Zutavern in the left breast.

4. Often stagecoaches would wreck due to what?
(a) Too much weight.
(b) A broken front axle.
(c) Poor terrain.
(d) Wild horses.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Seven have drowned in ________________ Lake.

2. After escaping to the park, Weber was eventually captured and convicted of what?

3. _______________ death from a fight is known about.

4. Six airplane crashes have killed ___________ people in 1943, 1963, 1970, 1978, 1987 and 1981.

5. The most drownings have occurred in __________________ Lake and arguably no body of water in the Park (and probably in the whole United States) is more potentially dangerous.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are other ways that people have drowned?

3. What does the author say about people and their interest in chasms? Why is this significant?

4. What was the 'Grand Tour?' How did this affect the safety of those in the park?

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

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

7. Describe the violent deaths in Yellowstone. What does this reveal about the wild and national parks?

8. Describe the one fight that led to a death. Are you surprised by this death? Why or why not?

9. Describe the first suicide at Yellowstone. How is this story important?

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

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