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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-14, Fatal Attraction: Deaths From Falls, Deaths From Forest Fires: Smoke Chasing Can Kill, The Gloom of Earthquakes: Shaky Breaky Park, Danger in the Water: Deaths From Drowning.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Most of the river drownings are due to what?
(a) Storms.
(b) Deep water.
(c) Extreme currents and rapids.
(d) Intoxicated swimmers.

2. Prevailing winds can produce waves __________________ feet high.
(a) Five to six.
(b) Three to four.
(c) Four to five.
(d) Two to three.

3. The National Park Service solved many of these problems by doing what?
(a) Fencing in the forests.
(b) Passing out hardhats to all visitors.
(c) Cutting down many trees.
(d) Warning people of the dangers of trees.

4. Lorrie Grewe, 11, died on July 11th, 1972 due to who?
(a) The tour guide.
(b) Her younger brother.
(c) An unidentified boy around age fourteen.
(d) Her mother.

5. Why were this many people injured?
(a) The bears were no longer afraid of the visitors.
(b) There were more bears.
(c) Visitors were feeding bears.
(d) There were more visitors.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sometimes the temperature in Yellowstone falls to______________ degrees below zero.

2. It is _____________ that forest fires take lives in Yellowstone.

3. The era of drowning began in the __________________, when many private boats and boat rentals occurred there.

4. What is another reason for why so many injuries occurred because of bears?

5. A ___________________ named Isaac Rowe died June 19th, 1899.

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