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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, The Ascent of Mount Ritter, Chapter 14, A Geologist's Winter Walk.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did John climb in Chapter 10?
(a) A dam.
(b) A canyon.
(c) A mountain.
(d) A tree.

2. What caused John to start drifting off to sleep while working for his father?
(a) Venom from a snake.
(b) Exhaustion.
(c) Carbonic gas.
(d) Dehydration.

3. How high did snow pile up on the Yosemite?
(a) Around seven feet.
(b) It was impossible to measure due to drifting.
(c) Ten or fifteen feet.
(d) More than twenty feet.

4. Where did John arrive at the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) Galveston.
(b) Madison.
(c) London.
(d) San Francisco.

5. What happened to John one day at the ice cone?
(a) He was nearly hit by some frozen spray.
(b) He encountered a bear.
(c) He broke his arm getting to the ice cone.
(d) He was nearly crushed by some falling ice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to John in Chapter 5 that was the worst he ever experienced?

2. How was John able to get going again after the half-way point on the mountain?

3. What climb was among the most difficult for John, according to Chapter 13?

4. Where did John's father move the family in Chapter 3?

5. In what season did John have unsteady work in the Yosemite Valley?

(see the answer key)

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