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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. On what lake did John live when his father relocated them in Chapter 2?
(a) The Great Salt Lake.
(b) Lake Erie.
(c) Lake Econlockhatchee.
(d) Fountain Lake.

2. Where did John's father take the family in Chapter 2?
(a) Utah.
(b) California.
(c) Wales.
(d) Wisconsin.

3. What was one of John's favorite playgrounds?
(a) Old Dunbar Castle.
(b) Hickory Hill.
(c) Fountain Lake.
(d) Lake Econlockhatchee.

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

5. How old was John when his family relocated in Chapter 3?
(a) 21.
(b) 16.
(c) 19.
(d) 18.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What did John want to investigate in the early summer of 1869?

4. What did John call the risky games he played as a child?

5. In what city did John earn a degree?

(see the answer key)

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