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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why did John take the action he did when he first saw the bear?
(a) To show it respect.
(b) To study its gait.
(c) To save his own life.
(d) To get the bear to leave him alone.

4. Where did John go after his arrival at the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) Indian Canyon.
(b) Yosemite Falls.
(c) San Diego.
(d) Pacheco Pass.

5. Who is the author of The Wild Muir?
(a) John Muir.
(b) William Keith.
(c) The author is unknown.
(d) Daniel Muir.

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

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

8. What work did John have in the Yosemite Valley?
(a) Capentry.
(b) Farming.
(c) Shepherding.
(d) Building cottages.

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

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

11. On what lake did John live when his father relocated them in Chapter 2?
(a) The Great Salt Lake.
(b) Fountain Lake.
(c) Lake Erie.
(d) Lake Econlockhatchee.

12. Where was the second place John used his talents with machines after earning his degree?
(a) London.
(b) Illinois.
(c) Indiana.
(d) Washington, D.C.

13. What did John want to investigate in the early summer of 1869?
(a) Yosemite Falls.
(b) Fountain Lake.
(c) San Joaquin Valley.
(d) Mount Shasta.

14. What was the weather like in the valley in Chapter 9?
(a) Warm and breezy.
(b) Good hiking weather.
(c) Cold and frosty.
(d) Hot and humid.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to John one day at the ice cone?

2. How many hours a day did John and his siblings work on the land for their father?

3. John's journey going to take him up the coast from ______________.

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

5. Why did John go to the top of the dome?

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