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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) Dares.
(b) Adventures.
(c) Snickerdoodles.
(d) Scootchers.

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

3. What agreement did John make with the owner of the boat in order to gain passage?
(a) John would work for him.
(b) John would pay him $700.
(c) John would be the owner's traveling companion.
(d) John would serve for two years in the Navy.

4. How did the bear react when John encountered it a second time?
(a) It didn't seem to mind John.
(b) It ran away from him.
(c) It stood up, looked at him, and growled.
(d) It ignored him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What caused John to start drifting off to sleep while working for his father?

2. What did John do when he first saw the bear?

3. How long did John explore the Sierra Nevada, according to Chapter 8?

4. Why did John's father sell the crops the family grows?

5. What did John do when he encountered the bear a second time?

(see the answer key)

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