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

2. Seven people have died from ______________ poisoning.

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

4. When did the first two drownings occur?

5. Can the dangers be eliminated without making the wild something other than a wilderness?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What were the causes of the earliest Yellowstone deaths? Why is little known about these deaths?

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

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

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

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

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

10. How do most drownings occur?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Several deadly plants are found in Yellowstone.

Part 1) What are these deadly plants? How significant are deadly plants in the Western Hemisphere, according to the author? Explain. Are the deadly plants found in Yellowstone of significance? Why or why not?

Part 2) Describe the deaths caused by these plants? Are these deaths due to ignorance and a lack of attention paid by the visitor or to the park? Why? Would the author agree with you? Why or why not?

Part 3) How does this information about deadly plants support the author's purpose for the book? How do these deaths compare to other causes of deaths?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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