5. Andy's father, named James Hecht, wrote who to encourage him to take positive action and he and his wife organized to make the National Park Service commit to improved safety?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the author show that wild animals are unpredictable and dangerous?

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

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

5. What does the author understand about how humans feel about large, wild animals? What advice does he give?

6. What happened to Harry Walker? Are you surprised by this story? Why or why not?

7. Why is Yellowstone National Park fascinating for many visitors?

8. What is surprising about bears at Yellowstone? Why might this be true?

9. 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?

10. How did Harry Walker and Crow's story affect life for the bears at Yellowstone? Is this good or bad?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author finds the information in this book to be very important.

Part 1) What are the five most important pieces of information found in this book? How is each of these pieces of information important? Why do you believe these are the most important? How do each support the author's purpose for the book?

Part 2) How are these five pieces of information connected to each other? How do they help to tie the book together? Are they important specifically to those visiting and working in Yellowstone? Why or why not?

Part 3) How is this book, as a whole, important for both visitors to Yellowstone and others who want to be closer to nature? How can the information found in this book also be relevant in everyday life?

Essay Topic 2

The author believes that the individual has a responsibility to make logical, safe decisions and conduct.

Part 1) Support this statement with information from this book. Why does the author believe this? How might his connection with the park influence his beliefs about visitors? Do you agree with him? Why or why not?

Part 2) Do you believe that most of these deaths were due to ignorance and negligence? Why or why not? Might the author agree with you? Why or why not?

Part 3) In the U.S., is most of the responsibility placed on the individual who is injured or killed or the place in which the injury or death occurs? Support this with information from this book. Do you agree that this is where the responsibility should be placed? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Deaths have taken place due to automobile and plane crashes.

Part 1) Describe the advent of the automobile in Yellowstone. How does this reflect changes throughout the U.S.? How did the automobile change Yellowstone? How does the author feel about this? Why does he feel this way?

Part 2) How dangerous is the automobile? How does this compare to horse-related fatalities? Are you surprised about which is more dangerous? Why or why not? How does the number of automobile fatalities compare to the number of plane crash fatalities?

Part 3) Who is often at fault in automobile accident fatalities? Who is at fault in plane crash fatalities? What can be done to prevent both of these types of accidents? How does this impact Yellowstone? How do these preventative measures compare to those used throughout the U.S.? Are these measures adequate? Why or why not?

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