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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How big was the lake John took his friends to in Chapter 17?
(a) About two and a half miles long.
(b) About three miles long.
(c) Almost five miles long.
(d) About a mile long.

2. What animal was John initially prejudiced against in Chapter 11?
(a) Rattlesnakes.
(b) Pythons.
(c) Boa constrictors.
(d) Garden snakes.

3. What canyon did John explore when he left the city in Chapter 14?
(a) Grand.
(b) Pechaco.
(c) Tenaya.
(d) Yosemite.

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

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

6. What climb was among the most difficult for John, according to Chapter 13?
(a) Mount Everest.
(b) Mount Shasta.
(c) Mount Ritter.
(d) Mount Kilamanjaro.

7. Who was the steamboat captain that John turned Reverend Young over to in Chapter 19?
(a) Thomas Paris.
(b) Joseph Land.
(c) Nat Lane.
(d) Leonard Coleson.

8. Why did John lead a party up Mount Shasta?
(a) For a survey.
(b) As a tour guide.
(c) To map the mountain.
(d) To study animals on the mountain.

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

10. Whose version of events is in the second part of Chapter 19?
(a) John's.
(b) Reverend Young's.
(c) The steamboat captain's.
(d) An unnamed companion's.

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

12. What natural event occurred in Chapter 15?
(a) A tornado.
(b) An earthquake.
(c) A storm.
(d) A flood.

13. Why did John do something different at the half-way point of the mountain?
(a) He had run out of water.
(b) He wanted to prepare for future climbs.
(c) He couldn't move up or down.
(d) He wanted to let his friend know where he was on the climb.

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was John's friend's job, according to Chapter 13?

2. Where did John spend the winter of 1872?

3. Who was NOT one of the friends John is probably referring to in Chapter 17?

4. How many times did John climb Mount Shasta?

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

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