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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Both gases are found in high concentrations where?

2. As _____________ increased, so did the chance of injury.

3. George Wingate caused an avalanche in 1885. Was anyone hurt?

4. What did Whittlesey think of the judge's request?

5. What caused most trees to fall down?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When people feed bears, who is at fault? Why?

3. 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?

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

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

6. What is surprising about hot springs deaths? What else is unique about them?

7. How are winters at Yellowstone dangerous?

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

9. What is the myth of the bison? How has this affected the behavior of visitors to the park?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Disappearances have occurred at Yellowstone.

Part 1) Describe these disappearances. What are the assumptions made about how these people disappeared? Are these valid assumptions? Why or why not?

Part 2) How has the park changed because of these disappearances? What has the park done to protect its visitors from getting lost and disappearing into the wilderness?

Part 3) How do the reactions to disappearances compare to those of known deaths? Is a disappearance worse than a known death? Why or why not? How has our country been changed by those who have disappeared?

Essay Topic 2

Humans have a desire to be close to nature.

Part 1) Describe this desire, and support it with information from this book. Why do humans desire to be close to nature? How does this affect their behavior at places like Yellowstone?

Part 2) Why might humans feel that wild animals in a park would be tame? How do they come to assume this? How does Yellowstone try to warn visitors that this assumption is incorrect? Is this enough? Why or why not?

Part 3) How does the author suggest humans become closer to nature? What does this mean that visitors must understand? How might this belief affect Yellowstone and other parks like it?

Essay Topic 3

Deaths have been caused by lightning strikes, fires, and earthquakes.

Part 1) Describe the deaths caused by lightning strikes, fires, and earthquakes. Who was at fault in each of these deaths? Could these deaths have been prevented? If so, how? If not, why not?

Part 2) Are these dangers as important as other dangers in Yellowstone? Why or why not? How are these deaths different from others in this book?

Part 3) What can be done to help prevent injury and death from lightning strikes, fires, and earthquakes? How can the park learn from other areas of the country where lightning strikes, fires, and earthquakes are more prevalent?

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