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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author notes that even the very experienced, like his friend Randy Ingersoll, a fifteen year veteran ________________ in Yellowstone, was severely injured by a bear.
(a) Veterinarian.
(b) Ranger.
(c) Tour guide.
(d) Camper.

2. Bears have injured people throughout Yellowstone's history. Are deaths common?
(a) Not early on.
(b) Yes.
(c) Not recently.
(d) No.

3. The judge for the case wanted what along boardwalks?
(a) More signs.
(b) Railings.
(c) Emergency phones.
(d) Trashcans.

4. In two cases deaths were caused by people on the rim of the Grand Canyon doing what?
(a) Leaning over the edge.
(b) Dislodging rocks.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Dancing.

5. Six deadly poisonous ____________________ grow in Yellowstone as well, such as the Death Cap, Destroying Angel, Deadly Concybe, Deadly Cort, Deadly Galerina, and the Conifer False Model.
(a) Mushrooms.
(b) Beans.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Legumes.

6. Two women died in __________________ in 1901 though the park ranger failed to reported it.
(a) The Finger Lakes.
(b) The Palm Springs.
(c) The Thumb Paintpots.
(d) The Foothills.

7. What did the bear do with Walker?
(a) It ran away from him.
(b) It bit him.
(c) It dragged him away.
(d) It ignored him.

8. Stones on hillsides are not stationary and _____________ deaths have been caused in Yellowstone from falling rocks.
(a) Two to three.
(b) Four to five.
(c) Five to six.
(d) Three to four.

9. What had happened to Walker's body?
(a) It had received many bites.
(b) A quarter of it had been eaten by the bear.
(c) It had been thrown around, causing him to go unconscious.
(d) Surprisingly very little damage was done.

10. While they view the springs, Ratliff's dog 'Mossie', a large Mastiff, escaped from the car and jumped into Celestine Pool, which routinely measures _______ degrees Fahrenheit.
(a) 202.
(b) 184.
(c) 148.
(d) 102.

11. In most Yellowstone cases, the author argues, the ______________ are simply incorrect that the injury or death suffered was a true accident.
(a) Victims.
(b) Park rangers.
(c) Locals.
(d) Families.

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

13. On July 20th, _________, David Allen Kirwan, 24, and his friend, Ronald Ratliff, 25, parked at Yellowstone's Fountain Paint Pot.
(a) 1918.
(b) 1891.
(c) 1819.
(d) 1981.

14. When was Walker's body found?
(a) At 12:00 pm.
(b) At 12:00 am.
(c) At 5:00 am.
(d) At 5:00 pm.

15. Their story ended what?
(a) Bears being allowed in the park.
(b) Bears being allowed to be fed.
(c) Bears being allowed to roam the forest.
(d) Bears being allowed to feed along the road of Yellowstone.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whittlesey discusses avoidable deaths due to what regarding bears?

2. _____________ people have died in avalanches and at least eight from freezing or what is called 'exposure.'

3. When bears attack, are they at fault?

4. Robert Walker, age 6, died from what?

5. ________ were injured in the 1930s.

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