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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Climbing the Ice Cone, Chapter 10, The Snow Avalanche Ride.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did John react when he spent a summer in the city?
(a) He felt like he was wasting away.
(b) He wanted to leave his parents to make a life for himself.
(c) He felt at home.
(d) He was inspired to write poetry.

2. Where did John first use his talents with machines after earning his degree?
(a) Scotland.
(b) Canada.
(c) New York.
(d) Wisconsin.

3. How did residents of Yosemite feel about John, according to Chapter 9?
(a) They feared him.
(b) They didn't know him.
(c) They avoided him.
(d) They liked him.

4. Who told the children something frightening about John's family home?
(a) A nurse.
(b) Their father.
(c) A servant girl.
(d) A groundskeeper.

5. What did John want to do to the ice cone in Chapter 9?
(a) Climb it.
(b) Sketch it.
(c) Break it off and take it home.
(d) Sculpt it into something.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did John study local plant and animal life?

2. Where was John born?

3. What did John want to investigate in the early summer of 1869?

4. In what season did John have unsteady work in the Yosemite Valley?

5. Who once owned John's family home?

(see the answer key)

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