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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 natural event occurred in Chapter 15?
(a) A tornado.
(b) A flood.
(c) An earthquake.
(d) A storm.

2. Why did John and his friend spend several days at a campsite on their excursion?
(a) They were tracking an animal who has stopped.
(b) They were sketching the landscape.
(c) It had a beautiful view.
(d) John injured himself.

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

4. How was John able to get going again after the half-way point on the mountain?
(a) He fell on purpose, letting his instincts kick in to save him.
(b) He remembered a promise he made to his friend.
(c) He found a fresh water spring to refill his canteen.
(d) He became bored of the view.

5. In what year did Chapter 16 occur?
(a) 1875.
(b) 1874.
(c) 1876.
(d) The exact year is not known.

Short Answer Questions

1. How high did John climb in Chapter 15?

2. According to a note by Reverend Young, how long did John hike with the dog?

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

4. What was John's friend's job, according to Chapter 13?

5. What was the steamboat carrying in Chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe John's third encounter with a rattlesnake. How did this change his treatment of them?

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

4. Who was Reverend S. Hall Young? Why was he in Alaska?

5. What happened on John's difficult climb up Mount Shasta?

6. What did John argue about glacial activity? What did this lead him to do?

7. What happened to John on his climb of Mount Ritter that ranked it among one of his most difficult?

8. Explain John's relationship with Louise Wanda Strentzel.

9. Describe John's tree-climbing experience.

10. Who was William Keith? What was his relationship with John?

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