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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did John call the risky games he played as a child?
(a) Snickerdoodles.
(b) Scootchers.
(c) Adventures.
(d) Dares.

3. How long did John have to wait before the boat started its journey in Chapter 5?
(a) Six weeks.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) One week.
(d) One month.

4. According to Chapter 3, when did John's father relocate the family?
(a) 1867.
(b) 1859.
(c) 1857.
(d) 1869.

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

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

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

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

9. Why did John go to the top of the dome?
(a) To swim in a hot spring.
(b) To draw.
(c) To spend time alone in nature.
(d) To hunt.

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

11. Why did John study local plant and animal life?
(a) To figure out what is edible.
(b) To further his education.
(c) To lift his spirits.
(d) To be able to be a tour guide.

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

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

14. How did John and the bear react in their first encounter?
(a) Both were angered.
(b) Both tried to be dominant.
(c) They ignored each other.
(d) Both were frightened.

15. What was replaced on the Yosemite, according to Chapter 10?
(a) Foliage.
(b) Firewood.
(c) Snow.
(d) Schools of fish.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What did John decide to do regarding bears after his second encounter?

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

5. What did John want to see at the Sierra Nevada?

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