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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. What interaction did John say he had with a bear in Chapter 7?

2. What term did John use to refer to sheep in Chapter 7?

3. What happened to John in Chapter 5 that was the worst he ever experienced?

4. Why did John think his father relocated the family in Chapter 3?

5. Where did John hike at the beginning of Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What did John do in 1869?

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

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

7. How did John feel about city life?

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

9. What did John do in the days after his first encounter with a bear?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the role of weather in John Muir's life and adventures.

Essay Topic 2

Give at least two examples of lives that John saved, other than his own, on his adventures. Explain the circumstances of these events.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the role instinct played in John's adventures. Use at least one example from the book to support your position.

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