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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is different about the second version of events in Chapter 19?
(a) The account is incomplete.
(b) It is written in slang.
(c) It focuses on the weather rather than the actual events.
(d) There is much more detail.

2. On which side of the Sierra Nevada did a natural event occur in Chapter 12?
(a) North.
(b) South.
(c) East.
(d) West.

3. What did John argue had a significant impact on the Sierra Nevadas, according to Chapter 19?
(a) The melting of glaciers.
(b) Logging patterns.
(c) Animal migration.
(d) Glacier activity.

4. How did John reassure the group's worry as he led them up Mount Shasta?
(a) He said there was a path they were following.
(b) He said the animals were all peaceful on Mount Shasta.
(c) He said they could quickly get back down the mountain.
(d) He said he packed extra supplies.

5. On what edge of the mountain did John begin his climb?
(a) Eastern.
(b) Southern.
(c) Northern.
(d) Western.

6. How many rattlesnake kills did John regret in Chapter 11?
(a) All of them.
(b) None of them; he didn't kill any.
(c) Only the first.
(d) Both of them.

7. What composed the lake John took his friends to?
(a) Sand and loose ashes.
(b) Granite stones and loose ashes.
(c) Hard lava and loose ashes.
(d) Hard lava and granite stones.

8. How many rattlesnakes did John kill in Chapter 11?
(a) None.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Four.

9. In what season did the events of Chapter 17 probably occur?
(a) Winter.
(b) Autumn.
(c) Spring.
(d) Summer.

10. How long had John been a mountaineer by Chapter 16?
(a) All his life.
(b) Three years.
(c) Six years.
(d) Five years.

11. How high did John and James climb in four hours and ten minutes?
(a) 8,000 feet.
(b) 7,000 feet.
(c) The exact height is not known.
(d) 6,000 feet.

12. What worry did the group have as John led them up Mount Shasta?
(a) They didn't have enough supplies.
(b) There were wild animals that would hurt them.
(c) A storm would come up.
(d) The trek would be too difficult for the group.

13. How many trips did John take to Alaska?
(a) Five.
(b) Nine.
(c) Seven.
(d) Three.

14. In what year did Chapter 16 occur?
(a) 1875.
(b) The exact year is not known.
(c) 1876.
(d) 1874.

15. What does John want to track the origin of in Chapter 12?
(a) Rivers.
(b) A family of foxes.
(c) Taluses.
(d) Craters.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did John have to move around the base of the mountain before climbing it?

2. What did John do when he reached the half-way point of the mountain?

3. Who accompanied John as he led a party up Mount Shasta?

4. What climb was among the most difficult for John, according to Chapter 13?

5. The Yosemite indigenous believed that _____________ caused the natural event that was discussed in Chapter 12.

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