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

2. How many hours a day did John and his siblings work on the land for their father?
(a) 8.
(b) 17.
(c) 10.
(d) 12.

3. What caused John to start drifting off to sleep while working for his father?
(a) Exhaustion.
(b) Carbonic gas.
(c) Dehydration.
(d) Venom from a snake.

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

5. After John's second encounter with the bear, how did bears generally treat him?
(a) They followed him to observe him.
(b) They stayed away from him.
(c) They gave him notice of their coming.
(d) They did not change their behavior.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did John think his father relocated the family in Chapter 3?

2. In what canyon was the dome John went to the top of after his first encounter with the bear?

3. What kind of life did John say was unnatural?

4. How long was John given to recover after he nearly drifted off to sleep working for his father?

5. In what year was John born?

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