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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was with John and his friend as they approached the mountain in Chapter 13?
(a) A newspaper reporter.
(b) A sherpa.
(c) A government official.
(d) Another artist.

2. Who led the survey trip in Chapter 18?
(a) J. B. McChesney.
(b) J. D. Hindert.
(c) Eric Crouse.
(d) A. F. Rodgers.

3. Who was NOT one of the friends John is probably referring to in Chapter 17?
(a) J. B. McChesney.
(b) William Keith.
(c) John Sweet.
(d) James Fey.

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

5. How did John feel about the animal he was prejudiced against after a time?
(a) He feared it.
(b) He resented it.
(c) He respected it.
(d) He felt indifferent toward it.

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

7. The Yosemite indigenous believed that _____________ caused the natural event that was discussed in Chapter 12.
(a) White settlers.
(b) Another tribe's medicine man.
(c) Angry spirits.
(d) The god of the mountains.

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

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

10. On what day did John lead a party up Mount Shasta?
(a) April 16th.
(b) May 9th.
(c) June 16th.
(d) April 28th.

11. 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.

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

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

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

15. How did the Yosemite indigenous react to the natural event?
(a) They went to war with another tribe.
(b) They offered animal sacrifices.
(c) They tried to drive white settlers off the land.
(d) They fled.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was eaten by the animals that John was initially prejudiced against, according to Chapter 11?

2. How long had John been a mountaineer by Chapter 16?

3. How many trips did John take to Alaska?

4. What nationality was John's friend, according to Chapter 13?

5. On what edge of the mountain did John begin his climb?

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