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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. Why did John's father move the family in Chapter 3?

2. In what season did John hike in Chapter 10?

3. On what lake did John live when his father relocated them in Chapter 2?

4. Where did John's father move the family in Chapter 3?

5. What aspect of John is the focus of Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Daniel encouraged his children to imitate frogs to learn to swim? How did John react?

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

3. What happened to John when he was finishing the well that needed to be dug on the family's land?

4. What did the residents of Yosemite Valley think of John?

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

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

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

8. What were John's geographical movements at the beginning of Chapter 6? What work did he do at this time?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Explain the relationship between John Muir and Reverend S. Hall Young.

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