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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. When Ferguson shot Carpenter, killing him, did a jury find him guilty?

2. Perhaps the last stagecoach wreck occurred on July 24th, _____________.

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

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. Between where was the first aircraft traveling when it crashed in Yellowstone?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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?

7. What happened to Charles Kenck and Richard Dietrch? Why did this happen?

8. Did any drownings take place simultaneously? Why or why not?

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

10. What lessons can be drawn from all the drowning?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many of the earliest deaths in Yellowstone come from battles with Native Americans.

Part 1) Describe Yellowstone's early Native American history. What tribes lived in Yellowstone? How might they ended up in Yellowstone? Why might they have left? What battles took place in Yellowstone? Why did these battles take place?

Part 2) How are these battles important to the author and to the purpose of this book? How do these battles and subsequent deaths differ from most of the other deaths mentioned in this book?

Part 3) What is the author's opinion of death during war? Why might he feel this way? How do his feelings about death during battle compare to his feelings about other fatalities? Why?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Death caused by bears is rare.

Part 1) Describe what usually takes place when bears and humans come into contact in Yellowstone National Park. Are you surprised by the behavior of many visitors around bears? Why or why not?

Part 2) Why might so few deaths occur from bear attacks? Are you surprised by this? Why or why not? How does this affect your view of bears? When a bear attacks, who is at fault? Why?

Part 3) Describe the story the author tells of someone who was killed by a bear at Yellowstone. Are you surprised by this bear's reaction? Why or why not? What might this reaction say about the bear? What should have been done about this bear? Why? What was done after this incident? Was this sufficient? Why or why not?

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