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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. What did John decide to climb while he was out in nature in Chapter 15?
(a) A tree.
(b) A boulder.
(c) A cliff face.
(d) A mountain.

2. What was one of John's favorite playgrounds?
(a) Old Dunbar Castle.
(b) Fountain Lake.
(c) Hickory Hill.
(d) Lake Econlockhatchee.

3. What animals were in the place John and his friends sought refuge in the adventure on the lake?
(a) Loons.
(b) Garden snakes.
(c) Wood rats.
(d) A badger and an owl.

4. How did the Yosemite indigenous react to the natural event?
(a) They tried to drive white settlers off the land.
(b) They went to war with another tribe.
(c) They offered animal sacrifices.
(d) They fled.

5. What time of day did John decide to climb in Chapter 15?
(a) Early morning.
(b) Mid-afternoon.
(c) Midday.
(d) Just before sunset.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did John discover in 1880 that is recorded in his journals?

2. What was John's friend's job, according to Chapter 13?

3. How did the dog react to the difficulties he and John had on the glacier?

4. Who accompanied John as he led a party up Mount Shasta?

5. Why did John do something different at the half-way point of the mountain?

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