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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. How did the bear react when John encountered it a second time?

2. What kind of a father was John's father?

3. What was at the top of the ice cone?

4. In what year was John born?

5. Why did John take the action he did when he first saw the bear?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain John's climbing of the ice cone.

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

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

4. Where did John want to go in Chapter 5? What concerns did he have about it?

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

6. Did John have free time? If so, what did he do with it. If not, why not?

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

8. What did John do in 1869?

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

10. How did John feel about shepherding? How did he deal with his feelings?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the events that led to John's commitment to a life in the wilderness.

Essay Topic 2

Explain how John's childhood experiences specifically shaped his life in the wilderness.

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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