"Camping with the President"

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.

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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.

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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.

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

• animals

• the scenery

• politics

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Look at pages 16-17. 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

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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.

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How did Roosevelt react when he learned that men could saw down the giant sequoia trees?

• He smiled from ear to ear.

• He wrote the information down in his notebook.

• He shook his head in disgust.

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The president woke up one morning in a great, excited mood. Why? (page 22)

• He realized his adventure in the wilderness was over.

• Snow fell during the night.

• It had rained a great amount.

Look at the illustration on page 23. You can tell that Roosevelt is _______ about nature.

• excited

• exhausted (tired)

• disgusted (sickened)