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Why did President Roosevelt want to go camping with John Muir?

• He wanted Muir to be the next president.

• He was interested in nature.

• He wanted Muir to build him a tent.

What sparked Roosevelt to be interested in Muir?

• He read Muir's book, Our National Parks.

• He knew Muir wanted to write his biography.

• He thought Muir would want to go on a hunting trip with him.

What was the cause of Roosevelt writing a letter to John Muir?

• He thought Muir would like to write a story about him.

• He wanted Muir to explore Yosemite with him.

• He thought Muir would show him how to cut down a large tree.

Roosevelt demanded that he would not talk _________ for four days.

• animals

• the scenery

• politics

Look at pages 52-53. What do the illustrations help you understand about the sequoia trees?

• The trees are small in comparison to other trees.

• The trees are gigantic in comparison to other trees.

• The trees are young saplings (young trees).

To show that Roosevelt was interested in what he encountered each day, he pulled out a ________.

• notebook

• cup of coffee

• camera

What was the effect of one seed that fell two thousand years ago?

• it provided bird food

• The Giant Grizzly (sequoia) tree sprouted from it.

• a squirrel buried it.

scattered remains of something broken or destroyed

• sheer

• debris

• dignitary

• emphasis

using special force or intensity when saying words

• emphasis

• naturalist

• indicated

• sheer

an unexpected meeting

• spectacular

• preservation

• debris

• encounter