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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. How old was John when his family relocated in Chapter 3?
(a) 18.
(b) 21.
(c) 19.
(d) 16.

2. In what month was John born?
(a) October.
(b) August.
(c) May.
(d) April.

3. What was John in charge of finishing on the new land?
(a) A barn.
(b) A corral.
(c) A well.
(d) A root cellar.

4. What two crops did John and his siblings help grow to be sold?
(a) Soybeans and radishes.
(b) Corn and soybeans.
(c) Corn and wheat.
(d) Wheat and soybeans.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the weather like in the valley in Chapter 9?

2. Who told the children something frightening about John's family home?

3. In what year does Chapter 2 begin?

4. Why did John take the action he did when he first saw the bear?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain John's climbing of the ice cone.

2. What did John do in 1869?

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

4. How did John get across an area he could not pass in Chapter 5?

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

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

7. Why did John hike in the winter? What do you think this particular season offered that was different from warmer weather hikes?

8. After his second encounter with a bear, explain how John's attitude and behavior toward bears changed.

9. Explain avalanche-riding. What was John's experience with it?

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

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