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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far down into the ice cone could John see?
(a) About 140 feet.
(b) All the way to the bottom.
(c) About 40 feet.
(d) About 10 feet.

2. How high did snow pile up on the Yosemite?
(a) It was impossible to measure due to drifting.
(b) Ten or fifteen feet.
(c) Around seven feet.
(d) More than twenty feet.

3. How long was John given to recover after he nearly drifted off to sleep working for his father?
(a) A day.
(b) A week.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) A few hours.

4. What happened to John one day at the ice cone?
(a) He broke his arm getting to the ice cone.
(b) He encountered a bear.
(c) He was nearly hit by some frozen spray.
(d) He was nearly crushed by some falling ice.

5. What did John do when he encountered the bear a second time?
(a) Ran at it.
(b) Played dead.
(c) Ignored it.
(d) Stared at it.

6. Where did John's father take the family in Chapter 2?
(a) California.
(b) Wales.
(c) Utah.
(d) Wisconsin.

7. What did John do when he first saw the bear?
(a) Ran from it.
(b) Played dead.
(c) Rushed at it.
(d) Ignored it.

8. 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 gave him notice of their coming.
(d) They followed him to observe him.

9. According to Chapter 10, when was something replaced on the Yosemite before?
(a) April.
(b) November.
(c) September.
(d) June.

10. Where did John go after the Sierra Nevada?
(a) Mount Shasta.
(b) Indian Canyon.
(c) Yosemite Valley.
(d) Pacheco Pass.

11. What was at the top of the ice cone?
(a) A crater.
(b) It is never revealed.
(c) A plateau.
(d) A point.

12. What kind of a father was John's father?
(a) Absent.
(b) Gentle.
(c) Abusive.
(d) Tyrannical.

13. Where did John arrive at the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) Galveston.
(b) London.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Madison.

14. How did John react when he spent a summer in the city?
(a) He felt at home.
(b) He felt like he was wasting away.
(c) He wanted to leave his parents to make a life for himself.
(d) He was inspired to write poetry.

15. In what year did John have unsteady work in the Yosemite Valley?
(a) 1868.
(b) 1869.
(c) The exact year is not known.
(d) 1870.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did residents of Yosemite feel about John, according to Chapter 9?

2. What concerned John about his destination in Chapter 5?

3. What happened to John in Chapter 5 that was the worst he ever experienced?

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

5. Where did John go after heading south in Chapter 5?

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