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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. Where did John go after his arrival at the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) Pacheco Pass.
(b) Indian Canyon.
(c) Yosemite Falls.
(d) San Diego.

2. What did the children discover about John's family home?
(a) They don't own it.
(b) It is going to be torn down.
(c) It is haunted.
(d) It was once a church.

3. In what year does Chapter 2 begin?
(a) 1852.
(b) 1849.
(c) Present day.
(d) 1838.

4. Why did John study local plant and animal life?
(a) To further his education.
(b) To be able to be a tour guide.
(c) To lift his spirits.
(d) To figure out what is edible.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city did John earn a degree?

2. When did John have an accident that led him to commit to wilderness life?

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

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

5. What did John call the risky games he played as a child?

(see the answer key)

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