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

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

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

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

5. What animal did John's father encourage him to imitate?
(a) An ant.
(b) A donkey.
(c) A cat.
(d) A frog.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of The Wild Muir?

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

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

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

5. What concerned John about his destination in Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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