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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. ________________ of horses once occupied the park during the 'Grand Tour' which often occurred in stagecoaches that would last for five to ten days.

2. Stagecoach wrecks occurred one or more times a summer, but surprisingly, only_________ fatalities are known.

3. _________________ people have drowned in Yellowstone Lake and eleven (maybe seventeen) are of unrecovered bodies.

4. Many people enter the wild every day how?

5. Many of the earliest deaths in Yellowstone come from what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the author have to say about the visitors' behavior regarding the park? What is his opinion about how the park is required to protect these visitors and how our nation as a whole treats its citizens? Do you agree? Why or why not?

2. Why did Britton kill Cunningham? Should he have done this? Why or why not?

3. How do most drownings occur?

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

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

6. What does Whittlesey think about the suicides that take place?

7. Where did the Native Americans in Yellowstone live?

8. Where have the most drownings occurred? Why?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many lessons can be learned from all of these stories.

Part 1) What are four lessons that can be learned from these stories? Use information from this book to support these lessons. How are these lessons important for those in the park? How could these lessons also be important for life outside of the park?

Part 2) How have those who control the park learned from the information found in this book? How has the park changed because of events in this book? As a whole, are these good changes? Why or why not?

Part 3) How can the U.S. as a whole learn from the lessons in this book? How has the U.S. already made changes because of incidences such as those found in this book? Are these good changes? Why or why not? Would the author agree with you? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Two deadly gases are found in Yellowstone.

Part 1) What are these two deadly gases found in Yellowstone? What happens to someone who comes into contact with these gases? Where can these gases be found? How have visitors been affected by these gases?

Part 2) Why does the author include these deadly gases in this book? Are they as serious a threat as other aspects of Yellowstone and other parks around the country? Why or why not?

Part 3) How can gases and other air pollutants be dangerous for people in other places than parks and the wilderness? What must people know about gases and other toxins when living in cities and towns? How does the information in this book support the need for the public to be educated and aware?

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