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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 year did Chapter 12 take place?

2. Where was the mountain after John's first day of climbing?

3. On what day did John lead a party up Mount Shasta?

4. Who was NOT one of the friends John is probably referring to in Chapter 17?

5. What was the lake in Chapter 17 known for?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Reverend Young while he was with John climbing mountains?

2. What happened to John on his climb of Mount Ritter that ranked it among one of his most difficult?

3. What did John argue about glacial activity? What did this lead him to do?

4. Describe John's first two encounters with rattlesnakes.

5. How is the account in Chapter 15 different from other accounts of John's adventures?

6. Explain what happened on March 26, 1872. Explain what John was doing at the time. How did he react to the earthquake?

7. What happened on John's difficult climb up Mount Shasta?

8. How did the artists react when John returned from his climb of Mount Ritter? Why?

9. How does the account of John's climb up Mount Shasta by Augustus Frederick Rodgers differ from John's account?

10. What difficulties did John face on a survey in the wilderness with Captain A. F. Rodgers?

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 the relationship between John and Louise Wanda Strentzel. How is this relationship expressed in The Wild Muir?

Essay Topic 3

Explain John's Muir's last adventure, according to The Wild Muir.

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