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

2. What kind of a father was John's father?
(a) Tyrannical.
(b) Absent.
(c) Abusive.
(d) Gentle.

3. In what year did John have unsteady work in the Yosemite Valley?
(a) 1869.
(b) The exact year is not known.
(c) 1868.
(d) 1870.

4. According to Chapter 3, when did John's father relocate the family?
(a) 1857.
(b) 1859.
(c) 1867.
(d) 1869.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. In what month was John born?

5. Who took John to a doctor to attempt to heal his eyes?

(see the answer key)

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