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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What occurred the day after the natural event that unnerved white settlers?
(a) Aftershocks.
(b) A snow storm.
(c) An eerie calm in the area.
(d) A rain storm.

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

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

4. On what lake did the adventure in Chapter 17 take place?
(a) Fountain Lake.
(b) Lake Econlockhatchee.
(c) Mono Lake.
(d) Lake Standish.

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

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

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

8. What natural event occurred in Chapter 12?
(a) An earthquake.
(b) A tornado tore through Yosemite.
(c) A blizzard hit.
(d) A volcano erupted.

9. Where did John and his friends seek refuge in the adventure on the lake?
(a) In a small cave.
(b) An old hut.
(c) Under an abandoned dock.
(d) A small cabin.

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

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

12. How is the account in Chapter 18 written?
(a) In third-person point of view.
(b) As a letter.
(c) As an entry in a journal.
(d) In second-person point of view.

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

14. What is the name of the phenomena that occurred in Chapter 12?
(a) The Great Day.
(b) The Day the Earth Stood Still.
(c) Inyo Earthquake.
(d) The Great Yosemite Storm.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did John feel about the animal he was prejudiced against after a time?

3. In what year did Chapter 15 occur?

4. On what day did Chapter 12 take place?

5. How did John treat rattlesnakes after his initial encounters with them in Chapter 11?

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