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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19, The Rescue of Glenora Peak, Chapter 20, Stickeen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of The Wild Muir?
(a) The author is unknown.
(b) John Muir.
(c) Daniel Muir.
(d) William Keith.

2. How high did John and James climb in four hours and ten minutes?
(a) 6,000 feet.
(b) 8,000 feet.
(c) The exact height is not known.
(d) 7,000 feet.

3. Who took John to a doctor to attempt to heal his eyes?
(a) William Keith.
(b) His father.
(c) Professor Butler.
(d) Reverend Young.

4. How did the Yosemite indigenous react to the natural event?
(a) They fled.
(b) They went to war with another tribe.
(c) They tried to drive white settlers off the land.
(d) They offered animal sacrifices.

5. What did John do when he reached the half-way point of the mountain?
(a) He stopped.
(b) He went back down the mountain.
(c) He sent up a flare.
(d) He set up a semi-permanent camp.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Chapter 15 occur?

2. Where did John go after his arrival at the beginning of Chapter 6?

3. What happened to John in Chapter 5 that was the worst he ever experienced?

4. Where did John go after heading south in Chapter 5?

5. What animal did John's father encourage him to imitate?

(see the answer key)

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