The Wild Muir: Twenty-two of John Muir's Greatest Adventures Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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The Wild Muir: Twenty-two of John Muir's Greatest Adventures Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. In what city did John earn a degree?
(a) San Diego.
(b) New York City.
(c) Madison.
(d) Boston.

7. Where was the boat going in Chapter 5 that John took?
(a) Hawaii.
(b) Florida.
(c) Texas.
(d) England.

8. John's journey going to take him up the coast from ______________.
(a) Mexico.
(b) Cedar Keys.
(c) The Florida Keys.
(d) Galveston.

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

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

11. How did residents of Yosemite feel about John, according to Chapter 9?
(a) They feared him.
(b) They didn't know him.
(c) They avoided him.
(d) They liked him.

12. After John's second encounter with the bear, how did bears generally treat him?
(a) They did not change their behavior.
(b) They gave him notice of their coming.
(c) They followed him to observe him.
(d) They stayed away from him.

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

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

15. What did the children discover about John's family home?
(a) It is going to be torn down.
(b) They don't own it.
(c) It is haunted.
(d) It was once a church.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who told the children something frightening about John's family home?

3. What was one of John's favorite playgrounds?

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

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

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