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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. Why did John think his father relocated the family in Chapter 3?
(a) Out of spite.
(b) To be able to grow more food.
(c) To be able to help more missionaries.
(d) To satisfy his wanderlust.

2. What did John want to investigate in the early summer of 1869?
(a) Mount Shasta.
(b) Yosemite Falls.
(c) San Joaquin Valley.
(d) Fountain Lake.

3. How did John react when he spent a summer in the city?
(a) He felt at home.
(b) He felt like he was wasting away.
(c) He wanted to leave his parents to make a life for himself.
(d) He was inspired to write poetry.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did John's father take the family in Chapter 2?

2. Who took John to a doctor to attempt to heal his eyes?

3. Who is the author of The Wild Muir?

4. Who was the boat's owner whom John talked to about his passage?

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

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