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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to a proprietor, what type of boat could help John with his passage?
(a) A Naval vessel.
(b) A luxury liner.
(c) A freighter.
(d) A schooner.

2. How did John spend the little free time he had?
(a) Taking machines apart.
(b) Studying machines.
(c) Fixing machines.
(d) Inventing machines.

3. What animal did John's father encourage him to imitate?
(a) A donkey.
(b) A cat.
(c) An ant.
(d) A frog.

4. Who told the children something frightening about John's family home?
(a) A groundskeeper.
(b) A nurse.
(c) A servant girl.
(d) Their father.

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

6. What was John's father's name?
(a) William.
(b) Daniel.
(c) John, Sr.
(d) Frederick.

7. In what year was John born?
(a) 1838.
(b) 1828.
(c) 1839.
(d) 1829.

8. What did John decide to do regarding bears after his second encounter?
(a) Avoid them.
(b) Try to befriend them.
(c) Give them notice of his coming.
(d) Hunt them.

9. Where was John born?
(a) Boston.
(b) England.
(c) Ireland.
(d) Scotland.

10. In what city did John earn a degree?
(a) Boston.
(b) Madison.
(c) San Diego.
(d) New York City.

11. From where did John earn a degree?
(a) Boston College.
(b) University of Wisconsin.
(c) Harvard.
(d) University of California.

12. What did the children discover about John's family home?
(a) It is going to be torn down.
(b) They don't own it.
(c) It is haunted.
(d) It was once a church.

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

14. What did John want to see at the Sierra Nevada?
(a) The waterfalls.
(b) The valleys.
(c) The lights.
(d) The peaks.

15. What was different about the landmark John climbed in Chapter 10 in comparison to John's other mentioned landmarks?
(a) It was a common retreat for John.
(b) It was man made.
(c) It was unidentified.
(d) It had never been explored.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was on the boat John took in Chapter 5?

2. How did the bear initially react to John?

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

4. Where did John first use his talents with machines after earning his degree?

5. Why did John study local plant and animal life?

(see the answer keys)

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