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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city did John earn a degree?

2. Where was John born?

3. What work did John take in Chapter 6?

4. According to Chapter 4, when did John have free time?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain John's first encounter with a bear.

2. Explain John's eye injury, and what happened afterward.

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

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

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

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

7. Who was John's father? What kind of man was he? How do you know?

8. Describe the ice cone.

9. What are "scoochers?" Give one example.

10. Explain John's second encounter with a bear.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain how John Muir spent his "retirement."

Essay Topic 2

Describe the ice cone. Why did John want to explore it? What did he learn from it?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast John's adventures alone with his adventures with companions. Why are there such differences in his adventures with companions?

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