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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. After John's second encounter with the bear, how did bears generally treat him?

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

3. What did John travel to the top of a few days after his first encounter with the bear?

4. How did residents of Yosemite feel about John, according to Chapter 9?

5. How did John spend the little free time he had?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did John do in the fall of 1869? What did readers learn about him at the end of Chapter 8?

2. How did John feel about shepherding? How did he deal with his feelings?

3. Why did John hike in the winter? What do you think this particular season offered that was different from warmer weather hikes?

4. What did Daniel decide to do in 1857? Why did he do this?

5. Describe the ice cone.

6. How did John feel about city life?

7. Explain John's second encounter with a bear.

8. Explain John's climbing of the ice cone.

9. What happened when Daniel encouraged his children to imitate frogs to learn to swim? How did John react?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Give at least two examples of lives that John saved, other than his own, on his adventures. Explain the circumstances of these events.

Essay Topic 2

Explain how John's childhood experiences specifically shaped his life in the wilderness.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the role of weather in John Muir's life and adventures.

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