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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. How big was the lake John took his friends to in Chapter 17?

2. Why did John do something different at the half-way point of the mountain?

3. What were important to farmers in California, according to Chapter 11?

4. What friend of John is introduced in Chapter 13?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Reverend Young while he was with John climbing mountains?

2. Why was John's judgment obscured in the incident on Mono Lake?

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

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

5. Compare and contrast the reaction of the white settlers to John's reaction to the earthquake.

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

7. How is the account in Chapter 15 different from other accounts of John's adventures?

8. Who was Reverend S. Hall Young? Why was he in Alaska?

9. Explain John's relationship with Louise Wanda Strentzel.

10. What advice did John give to people experiencing storms?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain why John was considered a risk-taker, including at least three examples of risky behavior from The Wild Muir.

Essay Topic 2

What is John Muir's legacy? What does he have to give to future generations?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the ice cone. Why did John want to explore it? What did he learn from it?

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