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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What was in short supply when John climbed Lone Mountain with companions?
(a) Food.
(b) Oil for lamps.
(c) Water.
(d) Rope.

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

11. What animals were in the place John and his friends sought refuge in the adventure on the lake?
(a) A badger and an owl.
(b) Garden snakes.
(c) Loons.
(d) Wood rats.

12. What worry did the group have as John led them up Mount Shasta?
(a) A storm would come up.
(b) There were wild animals that would hurt them.
(c) They didn't have enough supplies.
(d) The trek would be too difficult for the group.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why did John do something different at the half-way point of the mountain?

4. What does John want to track the origin of in Chapter 12?

5. In what year did Chapter 15 occur?

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