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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. Who was with John and his friend as they approached the mountain in Chapter 13?

2. On what day did John lead a party up Mount Shasta?

3. Why did John have to move around the base of the mountain before climbing it?

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

5. In what year did Chapter 15 occur?

Short Essay Questions

1. What difficulties did John face on a survey in the wilderness with Captain A. F. Rodgers?

2. What was the role of rattlesnakes in California, according to Chapter 11?

3. Who was William Keith? What was his relationship with John?

4. How did the indigenous tribes of Yosemite react to the earthquake?

5. Describe John's third encounter with a rattlesnake. How did this change his treatment of them?

6. What did John argue about glacial activity? What did this lead him to do?

7. What happened to John on his climb of Mount Ritter that ranked it among one of his most difficult?

8. Describe John's first two encounters with rattlesnakes.

9. What happened on John's difficult climb up Mount Shasta?

10. Explain what happened on March 26, 1872. Explain what John was doing at the time. How did he react to the earthquake?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the Sierra Club? What was John Muir's role in it?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the relationship between John Muir and his father.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the role instinct played in John's adventures. Use at least one example from the book to support your position.

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