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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 and the bear react in their first encounter?
(a) Both were angered.
(b) They ignored each other.
(c) Both were frightened.
(d) Both tried to be dominant.

2. Why did John take the action he did when he first saw the bear?
(a) To get the bear to leave him alone.
(b) To study its gait.
(c) To show it respect.
(d) To save his own life.

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

4. In what year did John have unsteady work in the Yosemite Valley?
(a) The exact year is not known.
(b) 1870.
(c) 1868.
(d) 1869.

5. Where was the second place John used his talents with machines after earning his degree?
(a) Illinois.
(b) Indiana.
(c) London.
(d) Washington, D.C.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month was John born?

2. How long did the family of the boat's owner have to take care of John when he became sick?

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

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

5. Who told the children something frightening about John's family home?

(see the answer key)

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