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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 were important to farmers in California, according to Chapter 11?

2. How did John feel about the animal he was prejudiced against after a time?

3. How is the account in Chapter 18 written?

4. Where did John and his friends seek refuge in the adventure on the lake?

5. Who led the survey trip in Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who probably were the three friends mentioned in the Mono Lake Windstorm adventure? What were their careers?

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

6. How did John feel about the view at Tenaya Canyon? How do you know?

7. Describe John's third encounter with a rattlesnake. How did this change his treatment of them?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the relationship between John Muir and his father.

Essay Topic 2

What is the Sierra Club? What was John Muir's role in it?

Essay Topic 3

Explain why John was considered a risk-taker, including at least three examples of risky behavior from The Wild Muir.

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