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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As _____________ increased, so did the chance of injury.
(a) Tourists.
(b) The number of children.
(c) Stupidity.
(d) Competitive sports.

2. Whittelsey was a ___________________ at the time.
(a) Horse wrangler.
(b) Cashier.
(c) Trail guide.
(d) Park bus-tour guide.

3. ________________ people have died from falling trees in the park inside of buildings and one outside.
(a) One to two.
(b) Two to three.
(c) Four to five.
(d) Three to four.

4. Whittlesey understands that humans want to do what regarding large animals?
(a) Hug them.
(b) Run away from them.
(c) Touch them.
(d) Kill them.

5. Walker pointed what at the bear?
(a) A knife.
(b) A cooking utensil.
(c) His flashlight.
(d) His gun.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whittlesey then discusses the case of John Mark Williams, who is the only person to die in a hot springs when?

2. Yellowstone has only _______ of these dangerous species.

3. Only _______________ hundred of the world's three hundred thousand species of plans have caused death or serious illness to those in the western hemisphere.

4. When was Walker's body found?

5. What is one of these deadly plants?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author treat the deaths in this book? Why does he treat them in this way?

2. How many known plants exist on Earth? How man of these have cause death or serious illness in the Western hemisphere? Why is this information important?

3. When people feed bears, who is at fault? Why?

4. How are winters at Yellowstone dangerous?

5. Why did many of the deaths described in this book take place?

6. Have falling trees been a significant danger in Yellowstone? Why or why not?

7. Why did the author find the judge's request to have bears tracked to be ridiculous? Do you agree? Why or why not?

8. How did Harry Walker and Crow's story affect life for the bears at Yellowstone? Is this good or bad?

9. How many dangerous plants exist in Yellowstone? Name one of them. How is this plant dangerous? Why is this important to know?

10. Give an example of someone who caused dangerous rocks to fall. What were the consequences?

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