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

2. Where did John go after the Sierra Nevada?
(a) Indian Canyon.
(b) Mount Shasta.
(c) Pacheco Pass.
(d) Yosemite Valley.

3. What was John in charge of finishing on the new land?
(a) A corral.
(b) A barn.
(c) A well.
(d) A root cellar.

4. What term did John use to refer to sheep in Chapter 7?
(a) Woolly rats.
(b) Meadow companions.
(c) Natural diversions.
(d) Hoofed locusts.

5. From where did John earn a degree?
(a) University of Wisconsin.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Boston College.
(d) University of California.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What agreement did John make with the owner of the boat in order to gain passage?

3. How did John spend the little free time he had?

4. What concerned John about his destination in Chapter 5?

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

(see the answer key)

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