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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 was the weather like in the valley in Chapter 9?
(a) Hot and humid.
(b) Good hiking weather.
(c) Warm and breezy.
(d) Cold and frosty.

2. How long did John have to wait before the boat started its journey in Chapter 5?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Six weeks.
(c) One week.
(d) One month.

3. When did John have an accident that led him to commit to wilderness life?
(a) January, 1863.
(b) March, 1867.
(c) June, 1899.
(d) October, 1867.

4. What caused John to start drifting off to sleep while working for his father?
(a) Dehydration.
(b) Venom from a snake.
(c) Exhaustion.
(d) Carbonic gas.

5. Who took John to a doctor to attempt to heal his eyes?
(a) William Keith.
(b) Professor Butler.
(c) His father.
(d) Reverend Young.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did John view during his hikes at the beginning of Chapter 10?

2. How long was John given to recover after he nearly drifted off to sleep working for his father?

3. What did John call the risky games he played as a child?

4. What was replaced on the Yosemite, according to Chapter 10?

5. What did John want to see at the Sierra Nevada?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did John do in the fall of 1869? What did readers learn about him at the end of Chapter 8?

3. What did Daniel decide to do in 1857? Why did he do this?

4. Did John have free time? If so, what did he do with it. If not, why not?

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

6. Explain John's bout with a fever in Chapter 5.

7. What happened when John reached Yosemite Falls?

8. What happened when Daniel encouraged his children to imitate frogs to learn to swim? How did John react?

9. How did John feel about shepherding? How did he deal with his feelings?

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

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