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

2. According to Chapter 4, when did John have free time?
(a) During lunch.
(b) Before dawn.
(c) Around midnight.
(d) After dusk.

3. Who told the children something frightening about John's family home?
(a) A nurse.
(b) A groundskeeper.
(c) A servant girl.
(d) Their father.

4. According to Chapter 3, when did John's father relocate the family?
(a) 1859.
(b) 1869.
(c) 1857.
(d) 1867.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the author of The Wild Muir?

3. How long did John have to wait before the boat started its journey in Chapter 5?

4. Where did John's father move the family in Chapter 3?

5. Where was John born?

(see the answer key)

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