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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Fever!, Chapter 6, The Brink of the Yosemite Fall.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many hours a day did John and his siblings work on the land for their father?
(a) 17.
(b) 10.
(c) 12.
(d) 8.

2. When did John have an accident that led him to commit to wilderness life?
(a) March, 1867.
(b) January, 1863.
(c) October, 1867.
(d) June, 1899.

3. Why did John's father sell the crops the family grows?
(a) To support the family.
(b) To buy his way into politics.
(c) To build the children's inheritance.
(d) To support missionaries.

4. What two crops did John and his siblings help grow to be sold?
(a) Wheat and soybeans.
(b) Corn and wheat.
(c) Soybeans and radishes.
(d) Corn and soybeans.

5. In what year was John born?
(a) 1838.
(b) 1829.
(c) 1839.
(d) 1828.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did John go after the Sierra Nevada?

2. According to Chapter 3, when did John's father relocate the family?

3. John's journey going to take him up the coast from ______________.

4. Where did John first use his talents with machines after earning his degree?

5. What was one of John's favorite playgrounds?

(see the answer key)

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