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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 was the dog's name in Chapter 20?

2. What nationality was John's friend, according to Chapter 13?

3. What worry did the group have as John led them up Mount Shasta?

4. How high did John and James climb in four hours and ten minutes?

5. How long did John spend in the city in the winter of 1872?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe the adventure John had with a small dog in Chapter 20.

5. What happened at the beginning of John's exploration of Tenaya Canyon? How did he react to it?

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

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

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

9. Explain John's view of trees.

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

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

Compare and contrast John's adventures alone with his adventures with companions. Why are there such differences in his adventures with companions?

Essay Topic 3

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

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