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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What did John want to do to the ice cone in Chapter 9?
(a) Sculpt it into something.
(b) Climb it.
(c) Break it off and take it home.
(d) Sketch it.

4. What did John climb in Chapter 10?
(a) A dam.
(b) A mountain.
(c) A tree.
(d) A canyon.

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

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

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

8. From where did John earn a degree?
(a) Boston College.
(b) Harvard.
(c) University of Wisconsin.
(d) University of California.

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

10. Who took John to a doctor to attempt to heal his eyes?
(a) William Keith.
(b) Professor Butler.
(c) Reverend Young.
(d) His father.

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

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

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

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

15. What was different about the landmark John climbed in Chapter 10 in comparison to John's other mentioned landmarks?
(a) It had never been explored.
(b) It was man made.
(c) It was unidentified.
(d) It was a common retreat for John.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the year at the beginning of Chapter 6?

2. In what month was John born?

3. After John's second encounter with the bear, how did bears generally treat him?

4. What kind of a father was John's father?

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

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