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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. In what month did Chapter 15 occur?
(a) July.
(b) December.
(c) April.
(d) October.
2. Why did John have to move around the base of the mountain before climbing it?
(a) To find the best view.
(b) To find the path cut by previous mountaineers.
(c) To find a scalable point.
(d) To leave markers for himself to get back.
3. What could John NOT see from the mountain, according to Chapter 13?
(a) Gibbs.
(b) Mounts Ord.
(c) Mount Everest.
(d) Sierra Crown.
4. What nationality was John's friend, according to Chapter 13?
(a) English.
(b) Scotch.
(c) American.
(d) Irish.
5. Why did John lead a party up Mount Shasta?
(a) As a tour guide.
(b) To study animals on the mountain.
(c) For a survey.
(d) To map the mountain.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did John argue had a significant impact on the Sierra Nevadas, according to Chapter 19?
2. What time of day did John decide to climb in Chapter 15?
3. How did the dog react to the difficulties he and John had on the glacier?
4. How many trips did John take to Alaska?
5. Who was NOT one of the friends John is probably referring to in Chapter 17?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain John's relationship with Louise Wanda Strentzel.
2. How is the account in Chapter 15 different from other accounts of John's adventures?
3. How did the indigenous tribes of Yosemite react to the earthquake?
4. What advice did John give to people experiencing storms?
5. Who was Reverend S. Hall Young? Why was he in Alaska?
6. How does the account of John's climb up Mount Shasta by Augustus Frederick Rodgers differ from John's account?
7. Describe John's first two encounters with rattlesnakes.
8. What happened at the beginning of John's exploration of Tenaya Canyon? How did he react to it?
9. Describe John's tree-climbing experience.
10. Explain John's view of trees.
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