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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. Prevailing winds can produce waves __________________ feet high.

2. In the army era of 1886-_________, the snow was very deep.

3. _____________ people have died from accidental and self-defense shooting.

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

5. Is Yellowstone National Park a visitor's friend?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the author say about people and their interest in chasms? Why is this significant?

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

4. How do many visitors enter a park? What can be done to protect these people? How does this affect the park? What does the author have to say about these safety measures?

5. 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?

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

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

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

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

10. Where did the Native Americans in Yellowstone live?

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

There have been strong reactions to the deaths of those killed in Yellowstone.

Part 1) Describe a death at Yellowstone. What were the reactions to this death? Are you surprised by these reactions? Why or why not? Is this an appropriate way to handle this death? Why or why not?

Part 2) How have the deaths at Yellowstone affected the park itself? How have they also affected those who work at and visit the park? How has the park changed over time due to these deaths? Are these good changes? Why or why not? Would the author see these as good changes? Why or why not?

Part 3) How have deaths elsewhere in the U.S. affected the places in which those deaths occurred? In general, is enough done to protect others from such deaths? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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