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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What aspect of John is the focus of Chapter 9?
(a) His passion for the wilderness.
(b) His desire to have a family.
(c) His love of animals.
(d) His risk-taking behavior.

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

3. Where was the ice cone?
(a) In Indian Canyon.
(b) The exact location is not known.
(c) Near Mount Shasta.
(d) At Yosemite Falls.

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

5. Where did John hike at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) Meadows.
(b) The valley.
(c) Mount Shasta.
(d) The river.

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

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

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

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

10. How long did the family of the boat's owner have to take care of John when he became sick?
(a) One month.
(b) Three months.
(c) Two months.
(d) Six weeks.

11. Where did John's father move the family in Chapter 3?
(a) Old Dunbar Castle.
(b) Fountain Lake.
(c) Key West.
(d) Hickory Hill.

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

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

14. In what month was John born?
(a) May.
(b) April.
(c) October.
(d) August.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was at the top of the ice cone?

3. What agreement did John make with the owner of the boat in order to gain passage?

4. How tall was the ice cone?

5. Where was the second place John used his talents with machines after earning his degree?

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