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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. LeRoy R. Piper disappeared on July 30th, _________.
(a) 1900.
(b) 1890.
(c) 1880.
(d) 1910.

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

3. A park bus killed a woman on July 15th, ___________.
(a) 1912.
(b) 1923.
(c) 1921.
(d) 1932.

4. Seven people have died from ______________ poisoning.
(a) Carbon dioxide.
(b) Carbon monoxide.
(c) Nitrous oxide.
(d) Hydrogen dioxide.

5. The Blackfeet to the _____________ and the Crows to the northeast.
(a) North.
(b) East.
(c) West.
(d) South.

Short Answer Questions

1. One of the more interesting stories occurred when an Army soldier was shot by whom?

2. After escaping to the park, Weber was eventually captured and convicted of what?

3. When should you not go out in the boat?

4. How deep is this dangerous lake in some places?

5. _________________ people have committed suicide in Yellowstone and four outside of the park.

Short Essay Questions

1. How do most drownings occur?

2. How many have died in the Yellowstone River? What most likely led to these deaths?

3. What does the author say about people and their interest in chasms? Why is this significant?

4. Did any drownings take place simultaneously? Why or why not?

5. How does the author end the book? Why does he end it in this way?

6. When were automobiles first seen in the park? How did this affect the death rate?

7. What were the causes of the earliest Yellowstone deaths? Why is little known about these deaths?

8. What was the 'Grand Tour?' How did this affect the safety of those in the park?

9. Why was Weber pardoned for killing Zutavern? Should he have been pardoned? Why or why not?

10. What does the author have to say about the visitors' behavior regarding the park? What is his opinion about how the park is required to protect these visitors and how our nation as a whole treats its citizens? Do you agree? Why or why not?

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