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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did John climb in Chapter 10?
(a) A canyon.
(b) A dam.
(c) A mountain.
(d) A tree.

2. What kind of life did John say was unnatural?
(a) City life.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Farm life.
(d) Monastic life.

3. How did John spend the little free time he had?
(a) Fixing machines.
(b) Studying machines.
(c) Taking machines apart.
(d) Inventing machines.

4. What was different about the landmark John climbed in Chapter 10 in comparison to John's other mentioned landmarks?
(a) It was man made.
(b) It was unidentified.
(c) It was a common retreat for John.
(d) It had never been explored.

5. What did the children discover about John's family home?
(a) It is going to be torn down.
(b) They don't own it.
(c) It is haunted.
(d) It was once a church.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did John have to wait before the boat started its journey in Chapter 5?

2. How old was John when his family relocated in Chapter 3?

3. How did residents of Yosemite feel about John, according to Chapter 9?

4. How far down into the ice cone could John see?

5. Why did John go to the top of the dome?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when John reached Yosemite Falls?

2. Where did John want to go in Chapter 5? What concerns did he have about it?

3. What are "scoochers?" Give one example.

4. Describe the ice cone.

5. What were John's geographical movements at the beginning of Chapter 6? What work did he do at this time?

6. What did John and his siblings do on the family's land? Why?

7. What did John and his siblings learn about their home? Who tells them?

8. Explain John's education, and what he did with his degree.

9. What was the winter like in Yosemite Valley? How did the people and animals deal with the weather?

10. How did John feel about city life?

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