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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did John and his friends find on the lake?
(a) A small cabin.
(b) An island.
(c) An abandoned dock.
(d) A large flock of geese roosting.

2. What did John do when he reached the half-way point of the mountain?
(a) He set up a semi-permanent camp.
(b) He stopped.
(c) He sent up a flare.
(d) He went back down the mountain.

3. What was the lake in Chapter 17 known for?
(a) Frequent storms.
(b) Ducks.
(c) Lily pads and flowers almost year-round.
(d) Flooding.

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

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

6. What friend of John is introduced in Chapter 13?
(a) Daniel Childers.
(b) William Keith.
(c) Ernie Anderson.
(d) S. Young.

7. Where was the mountain after John's first day of climbing?
(a) He was at its base.
(b) He was already climbing it.
(c) A few days away.
(d) Miles away.

8. How long did John spend in the city in the winter of 1872?
(a) Two months.
(b) Four months.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Until the first thaw.

9. What was the dog's name in Chapter 20?
(a) Ronin.
(b) Boots.
(c) Stickeen.
(d) Warrington.

10. Where did John spend the winter of 1872?
(a) Portland.
(b) Seattle.
(c) San Diego.
(d) San Francisco.

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

12. What does John want to track the origin of in Chapter 12?
(a) Taluses.
(b) A family of foxes.
(c) Rivers.
(d) Craters.

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

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

15. What was John's friend's job, according to Chapter 13?
(a) Environmentalist.
(b) University professor.
(c) Writer.
(d) Artist.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many times did John climb Mount Shasta?

3. What nationality was John's friend, according to Chapter 13?

4. How many rattlesnake kills did John regret in Chapter 11?

5. On what day did Chapter 12 take place?

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