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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. According to Chapter 10, when was something replaced on the Yosemite before?
(a) November.
(b) April.
(c) September.
(d) June.

2. Who told the children something frightening about John's family home?
(a) A servant girl.
(b) Their father.
(c) A nurse.
(d) A groundskeeper.

3. What did John call the risky games he played as a child?
(a) Dares.
(b) Adventures.
(c) Scootchers.
(d) Snickerdoodles.

4. How did residents of Yosemite feel about John, according to Chapter 9?
(a) They avoided him.
(b) They didn't know him.
(c) They liked him.
(d) They feared him.

5. In what canyon was the dome John went to the top of after his first encounter with the bear?
(a) Pacheco.
(b) Indian.
(c) East.
(d) Yosemite.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did John have an accident that led him to commit to wilderness life?

2. Where was John born?

3. What did John view during his hikes at the beginning of Chapter 10?

4. What aspect of John is the focus of Chapter 9?

5. What was on the boat John took in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are "scoochers?" Give one example.

2. What were John's geographical movements at the beginning of Chapter 6? What work did he do at this time?

3. What did John and his siblings do on the family's land? Why?

4. How did John get across an area he could not pass in Chapter 5?

5. Describe the ice cone.

6. What did John and his siblings learn about their home? Who tells them?

7. What did John do in the days after his first encounter with a bear?

8. What was the winter like in Yosemite Valley? How did the people and animals deal with the weather?

9. Did John have free time? If so, what did he do with it. If not, why not?

10. What did John do in 1869?

(see the answer keys)

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