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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. _______________ death from a fight is known about.

2. _________________ people have committed suicide in Yellowstone and four outside of the park.

3. A park bus killed a woman on July 15th, ___________.

4. As of 1995, ___________________ people have died from falls in Yellowstone, four from man-made structures, three from mounts and the rest into canyons.

5. How did Mrs. H.P. Knapp die?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How many people have died from carbon monoxide poisoning? How is this relevant to today?

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

5. Describe the violent deaths in Yellowstone. What does this reveal about the wild and national parks?

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

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

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

9. What are other ways that people have drowned?

10. What does Whittlesey think about these early deaths? Do you agree with him? Why or why not?

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

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

Both accidental shootings and murders have taken place.

Part 1) Describe four of these accidental shootings or other murders. Why does each one take place? Could they have been prevented? If so, how? If not, why not?

Part 2) How has the park changed because of these shootings and murders? What does the author think of these changes to the park? How does the reflect his overall feelings regarding deaths at Yellowstone?

Part 3) Are accidental shootings and murders significant dangers throughout the rest of the U.S.? Why or why not? What has been done to protect Americans from such dangers? Are these measures adequate? Why or why not?

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