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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15, The Tree Ride, Chapter 16, A Perilous Night on Mount Shasta.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did John go after heading south in Chapter 5?
(a) The Amazon.
(b) The Panama Canal.
(c) The Congo.
(d) The Sahara.

2. What did John want to investigate in the early summer of 1869?
(a) Fountain Lake.
(b) Yosemite Falls.
(c) San Joaquin Valley.
(d) Mount Shasta.

3. After John's second encounter with the bear, how did bears generally treat him?
(a) They did not change their behavior.
(b) They stayed away from him.
(c) They followed him to observe him.
(d) They gave him notice of their coming.

4. How did John and the bear react in their first encounter?
(a) Both tried to be dominant.
(b) Both were frightened.
(c) They ignored each other.
(d) Both were angered.

5. On what day did John lead a party up Mount Shasta?
(a) April 16th.
(b) May 9th.
(c) April 28th.
(d) June 16th.

Short Answer Questions

1. What worry did the group have as John led them up Mount Shasta?

2. On which side of the Sierra Nevada did a natural event occur in Chapter 12?

3. Where did John's father move the family in Chapter 3?

4. What caused the things John wanted to track the origin of in Chapter 12?

5. On what lake did John live when his father relocated them in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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