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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 many times did John climb Mount Shasta?

2. What natural event occurred in Chapter 12?

3. On what lake did the adventure in Chapter 17 take place?

4. Who was with John and his friend as they approached the mountain in Chapter 13?

5. What was the steamboat carrying in Chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Describe John's tree-climbing experience.

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

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

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

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

10. Explain John's view of trees.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Give at least two examples of lives that John saved, other than his own, on his adventures. Explain the circumstances of these events.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the role of weather in John Muir's life and adventures.

Essay Topic 3

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

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