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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, An Interview with a Bear, Chapter 8, In the Midst of the Yosemite Fall.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. John's journey going to take him up the coast from ______________.
(a) Galveston.
(b) The Florida Keys.
(c) Cedar Keys.
(d) Mexico.

2. Who once owned John's family home?
(a) A judge.
(b) A minister.
(c) A university professor.
(d) A physician.

3. Why did John study local plant and animal life?
(a) To lift his spirits.
(b) To be able to be a tour guide.
(c) To further his education.
(d) To figure out what is edible.

4. In what year did John have unsteady work in the Yosemite Valley?
(a) 1870.
(b) The exact year is not known.
(c) 1868.
(d) 1869.

5. Where was the second place John used his talents with machines after earning his degree?
(a) Washington, D.C.
(b) Indiana.
(c) London.
(d) Illinois.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the boat's owner whom John talked to about his passage?

2. Why did John take the action he did when he first saw the bear?

3. How many hours a day did John and his siblings work on the land for their father?

4. Where did John's father take the family in Chapter 2?

5. How did the bear initially react to John?

(see the answer key)

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