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

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

3. In what year did Chapter 15 occur?
(a) 1873.
(b) 1874.
(c) 1875.
(d) 1876.

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

5. What is different about the second version of events in Chapter 19?
(a) The account is incomplete.
(b) There is much more detail.
(c) It is written in slang.
(d) It focuses on the weather rather than the actual events.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose version of events is in the second part of Chapter 19?

2. What canyon did John explore when he left the city in Chapter 14?

3. What were important to farmers in California, according to Chapter 11?

4. In what year did one of John's most difficult climbs take place, according to Chapter 13?

5. Who was with John and his friend as they approached the mountain in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was John's judgment obscured in the incident on Mono Lake?

2. How did the indigenous tribes of Yosemite react to the earthquake?

3. What happened to Reverend Young while he was with John climbing mountains?

4. Describe the adventure John had with a small dog in Chapter 20.

5. How did the artists react when John returned from his climb of Mount Ritter? Why?

6. Where did John spend some time in the winter of 1872? How did he feel about this?

7. Who probably were the three friends mentioned in the Mono Lake Windstorm adventure? What were their careers?

8. How does the account of John's climb up Mount Shasta by Augustus Frederick Rodgers differ from John's account?

9. What was the role of rattlesnakes in California, according to Chapter 11?

10. How is the account in Chapter 15 different from other accounts of John's adventures?

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