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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. Robert Walker, age 6, died from what?
(a) A rainstorm that uprooted 176 trees.
(b) A gust of wind that uprooted 176 trees.
(c) A flood that uprooted 176 trees.
(d) An earthquake that uprooted 176 trees.

2. What court case was created because of this incident?
(a) A wrongful death lawsuit was filed against Walker's friend.
(b) A wrongful death lawsuit was filed against the National Park Society.
(c) A wrongful death lawsuit was filed against park management.
(d) A wrongful death lawsuit was filed against the bear.

3. Because Walker and Crow hitchhiked in illegally, what did they miss?
(a) The chance to purchase a camp site.
(b) The chance to see a live bear.
(c) The standard warning literature.
(d) The bear-proof containers for holding food.

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

5. Full board walkways were not introduced into thermal areas until the __________.
(a) 1930s.
(b) 1950s.
(c) 1940s.
(d) 1960s.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would cost $3,000?

2. An early death occurred in ____________ due to twenty-year-old John Havekost and his acquaintance Perry Norris.

3. 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.

4. Yellowstone has only _______ of these dangerous species.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is surprising about bears at Yellowstone? Why might this be true?

2. What happened to David Allen Kirwan? How could this have been avoided?

3. Why were people killed in the 1930s by bears? Why might the bears have killed in these cases?

4. What has the author noticed about people's behavior around the wild animals found at the park? Why might they act this way?

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

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

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

8. What is said about lightning strikes? Why must visitors be careful during thunderstorms?

9. What are the two naturally occurring poisonous gases at Yellowstone? Where can they be found? Why is this important to know?

10. What does the author suggest people do to be more in touch with nature?

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