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

2. In what month was John born?
(a) August.
(b) October.
(c) April.
(d) May.

3. What was on the boat John took in Chapter 5?
(a) Cotton.
(b) Lumber.
(c) People.
(d) Produce.

4. What did John do when he first saw the bear?
(a) Ignored it.
(b) Rushed at it.
(c) Played dead.
(d) Ran from it.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of a father was John's father?

2. What interaction did John say he had with a bear in Chapter 7?

3. After John's second encounter with the bear, how did bears generally treat him?

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

5. How did the bear initially react to John?

(see the answer key)

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