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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, An Interview with a Bear, Chapter 8, In the Midst of the Yosemite Fall.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did John call the risky games he played as a child?
(a) Snickerdoodles.
(b) Dares.
(c) Scootchers.
(d) Adventures.

2. What did John do when he encountered the bear a second time?
(a) Stared at it.
(b) Played dead.
(c) Ran at it.
(d) Ignored it.

3. What was the year at the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) 1866.
(b) 1868.
(c) 1867.
(d) 1869.

4. What was John in charge of finishing on the new land?
(a) A root cellar.
(b) A barn.
(c) A well.
(d) A corral.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was John born?

2. Why did John take the action he did when he first saw the bear?

3. Where was the boat going in Chapter 5 that John took?

4. In what year did John have unsteady work in the Yosemite Valley?

5. Who is the author of The Wild Muir?

(see the answer key)

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