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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was in short supply when John climbed Lone Mountain with companions?
(a) Rope.
(b) Oil for lamps.
(c) Food.
(d) Water.

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

3. Where did John spend the winter of 1872?
(a) San Diego.
(b) Seattle.
(c) Portland.
(d) San Francisco.

4. How high did John climb in Chapter 15?
(a) 150 feet.
(b) 50 feet.
(c) 100 feet.
(d) 400 feet.

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

6. What time of day did John decide to climb in Chapter 15?
(a) Early morning.
(b) Midday.
(c) Just before sunset.
(d) Mid-afternoon.

7. What could John NOT see from the mountain, according to Chapter 13?
(a) Mounts Ord.
(b) Mount Everest.
(c) Sierra Crown.
(d) Gibbs.

8. In what year did Chapter 15 occur?
(a) 1876.
(b) 1873.
(c) 1874.
(d) 1875.

9. What nationality was John's friend, according to Chapter 13?
(a) American.
(b) English.
(c) Irish.
(d) Scotch.

10. What was the steamboat carrying in Chapter 19?
(a) Silks.
(b) Lumber.
(c) Pineapples.
(d) Mail.

11. What did John decide to climb while he was out in nature in Chapter 15?
(a) A mountain.
(b) A boulder.
(c) A tree.
(d) A cliff face.

12. On what day did Chapter 12 take place?
(a) August 6.
(b) March 16.
(c) March 26.
(d) October 29.

13. How wide was the crevasse John and the dog encountered on a glacier?
(a) 60 feet.
(b) 40 feet.
(c) 50 feet.
(d) 30 feet.

14. What denomination was the minister who met John on a steamboat?
(a) Baptist.
(b) Presbyterian.
(c) Episcopalian.
(d) Catholic.

15. What animals were in the place John and his friends sought refuge in the adventure on the lake?
(a) Wood rats.
(b) Loons.
(c) A badger and an owl.
(d) Garden snakes.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what season did the events of Chapter 17 probably occur?

2. According to Chapter 13, what was John's evening like on the first day of climbing?

3. How tall is Mount Shasta?

4. On what day did John lead a party up Mount Shasta?

5. What friend of John is introduced in Chapter 13?

(see the answer keys)

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