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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did John encourage people to focus on during a storm?
(a) The trees.
(b) The wind.
(c) The animals.
(d) The rain.

2. In what season did the events of Chapter 17 probably occur?
(a) Winter.
(b) Spring.
(c) Autumn.
(d) Summer.

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

4. On which side of the Sierra Nevada did a natural event occur in Chapter 12?
(a) North.
(b) South.
(c) West.
(d) East.

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

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

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

8. According to a note by Reverend Young, how long did John hike with the dog?
(a) Two days.
(b) 12 hours.
(c) Nearly 24 hours.
(d) 17 hours.

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

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

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

12. In what month did Chapter 15 occur?
(a) December.
(b) October.
(c) April.
(d) July.

13. According to Chapter 13, what was John's evening like on the first day of climbing?
(a) Unnerving.
(b) Arduous.
(c) Long.
(d) Almost religious.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How wide was the crevasse John and the dog encountered on a glacier?

2. Why did John and his friend spend several days at a campsite on their excursion?

3. What could John NOT see from the mountain, according to Chapter 13?

4. What did John and his friends find on the lake?

5. What did John argue had a significant impact on the Sierra Nevadas, according to Chapter 19?

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