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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What interaction did John say he had with a bear in Chapter 7?
(a) An "interview."
(b) A "friendship."
(c) A "meeting."
(d) A "close call."

2. Who was the boat's owner whom John talked to about his passage?
(a) Reverend Young.
(b) Professor Butler.
(c) Mr. Hodgson.
(d) Colonel Palmby.

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

4. In what season did John hike in Chapter 10?
(a) Summer.
(b) Autumn.
(c) Spring.
(d) Winter.

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

6. How did the bear initially react to John?
(a) It sniffed him, then moved on.
(b) It chased him.
(c) It did not run away.
(d) It ignored him.

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

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

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

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

11. Where did John first use his talents with machines after earning his degree?
(a) Scotland.
(b) Wisconsin.
(c) New York.
(d) Canada.

12. Where did John go after heading south in Chapter 5?
(a) The Amazon.
(b) The Sahara.
(c) The Panama Canal.
(d) The Congo.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month was John born?

2. How high did snow pile up on the Yosemite?

3. According to Chapter 4, when did John have free time?

4. What did John want to do to the ice cone in Chapter 9?

5. Where did John hike at the beginning of Chapter 10?

(see the answer keys)

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