The Wild Muir: Twenty-two of John Muir's Greatest Adventures Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 114 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Wild Muir: Twenty-two of John Muir's Greatest Adventures Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 114 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 natural event occurred in Chapter 12?

2. What natural event occurred in Chapter 15?

3. How did John treat rattlesnakes after his initial encounters with them in Chapter 11?

4. How tall is Mount Shasta?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the role of rattlesnakes in California, according to Chapter 11?

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

3. Compare and contrast the reaction of the white settlers to John's reaction to the earthquake.

4. Who was Reverend S. Hall Young? Why was he in Alaska?

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

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

7. How did the indigenous tribes of Yosemite react to the earthquake?

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

9. Where did John spend some time in the winter of 1872? How did he feel about this?

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

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

Essay Topic 2

Explain the role animals played in John's life and adventures.

Essay Topic 3

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

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