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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many rattlesnake kills did John regret in Chapter 11?
(a) All of them.
(b) Only the first.
(c) None of them; he didn't kill any.
(d) Both of them.

2. How many rattlesnakes did John kill in Chapter 11?
(a) None.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

3. What worry did the group have as John led them up Mount Shasta?
(a) A storm would come up.
(b) The trek would be too difficult for the group.
(c) They didn't have enough supplies.
(d) There were wild animals that would hurt them.

4. In what year did Chapter 12 take place?
(a) 1871.
(b) 1874.
(c) 1873.
(d) 1872.

5. Who was with John and his friend as they approached the mountain in Chapter 13?
(a) A sherpa.
(b) Another artist.
(c) A newspaper reporter.
(d) A government official.

6. What is different about the second version of events in Chapter 19?
(a) There is much more detail.
(b) It focuses on the weather rather than the actual events.
(c) It is written in slang.
(d) The account is incomplete.

7. On what lake did the adventure in Chapter 17 take place?
(a) Mono Lake.
(b) Fountain Lake.
(c) Lake Econlockhatchee.
(d) Lake Standish.

8. According to a note by Reverend Young, how long did John hike with the dog?
(a) 12 hours.
(b) 17 hours.
(c) Two days.
(d) Nearly 24 hours.

9. What was John taking care of in Chapter 12?
(a) A cemetery.
(b) A hotel.
(c) A horse.
(d) A friend's summer home.

10. What caused the things John wanted to track the origin of in Chapter 12?
(a) A forest fire.
(b) An earthquake.
(c) An avalanche.
(d) A flood.

11. How is the account in Chapter 18 written?
(a) As an entry in a journal.
(b) In second-person point of view.
(c) As a letter.
(d) In third-person point of view.

12. What natural event occurred in Chapter 15?
(a) A storm.
(b) An earthquake.
(c) A tornado.
(d) A flood.

13. What denomination was the minister who met John on a steamboat?
(a) Episcopalian.
(b) Baptist.
(c) Presbyterian.
(d) Catholic.

14. What was John's friend's job, according to Chapter 13?
(a) Artist.
(b) Writer.
(c) Environmentalist.
(d) University professor.

15. In what season did the events of Chapter 17 probably occur?
(a) Summer.
(b) Winter.
(c) Spring.
(d) Autumn.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did John and his friend spend several days at a campsite on their excursion?

2. Where was the mountain after John's first day of climbing?

3. In what year did Chapter 16 occur?

4. Who was NOT one of the friends John is probably referring to in Chapter 17?

5. Whose version of events is in the second part of Chapter 19?

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