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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. ____________ fur trappers were killed in 1839 and two park visitors in 1877.
(a) Five.
(b) Eleven.
(c) Nine.
(d) Seven.

2. Stagecoach wrecks occurred one or more times a summer, but surprisingly, only_________ fatalities are known.
(a) Eight.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Thirty-two.
(d) Four.

3. National parks are valuable but what?
(a) The wild can be tamed.
(b) They are expensive.
(c) The wild creates danger.
(d) They are beautiful.

4. The army duty was dreary and in 1911-12 some of the men got what?
(a) Depression.
(b) Influenza.
(c) Cabin fever.
(d) Pneumonia.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. ____________ murders have occurred inside Yellowstone and ten in nearby towns.

2. What must everyone in the boat have?

3. When Ferguson shot Carpenter, killing him, did a jury find him guilty?

4. It is _____________ that forest fires take lives in Yellowstone.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where have the most drownings occurred? Why?

3. What is the single most likely cause of death at Yellowstone? Why might this be?

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

5. Why was Weber pardoned for killing Zutavern? Should he have been pardoned? Why or why not?

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

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

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

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

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

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