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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17, Mono Lake Windstorm, Chapter 18, Thirst.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What concerned John about his destination in Chapter 5?
(a) Getting a disease.
(b) Frostbite.
(c) Internal conflict.
(d) The time needed to travel.

3. The Yosemite indigenous believed that _____________ caused the natural event that was discussed in Chapter 12.
(a) Angry spirits.
(b) White settlers.
(c) Another tribe's medicine man.
(d) The god of the mountains.

4. According to Chapter 4, when did John have free time?
(a) Before dawn.
(b) Around midnight.
(c) During lunch.
(d) After dusk.

5. In what season did John hike in Chapter 10?
(a) Autumn.
(b) Winter.
(c) Spring.
(d) Summer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was eaten by the animals that John was initially prejudiced against, according to Chapter 11?

2. How did John react when he spent a summer in the city?

3. What interaction did John say he had with a bear in Chapter 7?

4. How tall was the ice cone?

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

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