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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. What animal was John initially prejudiced against in Chapter 11?
(a) Pythons.
(b) Boa constrictors.
(c) Rattlesnakes.
(d) Garden snakes.

2. What did the children discover about John's family home?
(a) It is haunted.
(b) It is going to be torn down.
(c) They don't own it.
(d) It was once a church.

3. How did John spend the little free time he had?
(a) Fixing machines.
(b) Inventing machines.
(c) Taking machines apart.
(d) Studying machines.

4. Where did John first use his talents with machines after earning his degree?
(a) Wisconsin.
(b) Canada.
(c) New York.
(d) Scotland.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did John lead a party up Mount Shasta?

2. In what season did John have unsteady work in the Yosemite Valley?

3. What agreement did John make with the owner of the boat in order to gain passage?

4. What work did John take in Chapter 6?

5. Who told the children something frightening about John's family home?

(see the answer key)

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