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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the dog react to the difficulties he and John had on the glacier?
(a) He got tired and had to be carried.
(b) He ran ahead of John excitedly.
(c) He was unhappy.
(d) He followed willingly.

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

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

4. How many glaciers did John explore?
(a) 50.
(b) 15 or 20.
(c) 65.
(d) More than 70.

5. 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.

6. What were important to farmers in California, according to Chapter 11?
(a) Rodents.
(b) Rattlesnakes.
(c) Moths.
(d) Garden snakes.

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

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

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

10. What was John taking care of in Chapter 12?
(a) A hotel.
(b) A horse.
(c) A cemetery.
(d) A friend's summer home.

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

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

13. In what year did Chapter 12 take place?
(a) 1873.
(b) 1874.
(c) 1872.
(d) 1871.

14. How was John able to get going again after the half-way point on the mountain?
(a) He became bored of the view.
(b) He found a fresh water spring to refill his canteen.
(c) He fell on purpose, letting his instincts kick in to save him.
(d) He remembered a promise he made to his friend.

15. How did John treat rattlesnakes after his initial encounters with them in Chapter 11?
(a) He ignored them.
(b) He tried to tame them.
(c) He turned them over to park rangers in his area.
(d) He avoided them.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How big was the lake John took his friends to in Chapter 17?

3. In what year did Chapter 16 occur?

4. Where did John and his friends seek refuge in the adventure on the lake?

5. What caused the things John wanted to track the origin of in Chapter 12?

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