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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21, A Sled Trip on Muir Glacier, Chapter 22, Nearly Crushed by an Iceberg.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How big was the lake John took his friends to in Chapter 17?
(a) About a mile long.
(b) About two and a half miles long.
(c) About three miles long.
(d) Almost five miles long.

2. Why did John take the action he did when he first saw the bear?
(a) To get the bear to leave him alone.
(b) To show it respect.
(c) To study its gait.
(d) To save his own life.

3. What was the lake in Chapter 17 known for?
(a) Ducks.
(b) Lily pads and flowers almost year-round.
(c) Flooding.
(d) Frequent storms.

4. Why did John's father sell the crops the family grows?
(a) To support the family.
(b) To support missionaries.
(c) To buy his way into politics.
(d) To build the children's inheritance.

5. What caused John to start drifting off to sleep while working for his father?
(a) Carbonic gas.
(b) Dehydration.
(c) Venom from a snake.
(d) Exhaustion.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the children discover about John's family home?

3. What did John travel to the top of a few days after his first encounter with the bear?

4. What were important to farmers in California, according to Chapter 11?

5. John's journey going to take him up the coast from ______________.

(see the answer key)

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