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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. A ___________ fire killed Civilian Conservation Corps worker James Hester who lost his life fighting the fire.

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

3. More people in Yellowstone have died from _________________ than any other single cause of death save those not included in the book.

4. However, the Yellowstone River has claimed ____________________ lives.

5. A bicycle and _____________ killed Eliis Lingard on August 2nd, 1893.

Short Essay Questions

1. When have plane crashes occurred? Which was the largest craft to crash? Why is this significant?

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

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

4. How often do forest fires take place? Why might this be?

5. What does Whittlesey think about the suicides that take place?

6. When did the era of drowning begin? How could this have been prevented or lessened?

7. 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?

8. What does Whittlesey think about these early deaths? Do you agree with him? Why or why not?

9. Why did Britton kill Cunningham? Should he have done this? Why or why not?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many lessons can be learned from all of these stories.

Part 1) What are four lessons that can be learned from these stories? Use information from this book to support these lessons. How are these lessons important for those in the park? How could these lessons also be important for life outside of the park?

Part 2) How have those who control the park learned from the information found in this book? How has the park changed because of events in this book? As a whole, are these good changes? Why or why not?

Part 3) How can the U.S. as a whole learn from the lessons in this book? How has the U.S. already made changes because of incidences such as those found in this book? Are these good changes? Why or why not? Would the author agree with you? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Several deadly plants are found in Yellowstone.

Part 1) What are these deadly plants? How significant are deadly plants in the Western Hemisphere, according to the author? Explain. Are the deadly plants found in Yellowstone of significance? Why or why not?

Part 2) Describe the deaths caused by these plants? Are these deaths due to ignorance and a lack of attention paid by the visitor or to the park? Why? Would the author agree with you? Why or why not?

Part 3) How does this information about deadly plants support the author's purpose for the book? How do these deaths compare to other causes of deaths?

Essay Topic 3

Most of the suicides at Yellowstone were those of employees.

Part 1) Describe the suicides that took place at Yellowstone. Why did many of them take place? How do these deaths compare to other deaths that have taken place at Yellowstone?

Part 2) How does the author feel about the suicides? Why might he feel this way? Do you agree with him? Why or why not? How do the author's feelings regarding these suicides compare to how he feels about other deaths at Yellowstone?

Part 3) How does the author treat these suicide cases? Does he speak of them in a different tone than he does the other deaths? Why or why not? How does he show his compassion for all who have died at Yellowstone?

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