Reading Passage:

Refer to the following passage for questions 1 through 5. In 1892, the Sierra Club was formed. In 1908, an area of coastal redwood trees north of San Francisco was established as Muir Woods ational Monument. In the Sierra e!ada Mountains, a wal"in# trail from $osemite %alle& to Mount Whitne& was dedicated in 19'8. It is called the (ohn Muir )rail. (ohn Muir was born in 18'8 in Scotland. *is famil& name means +moor,+ which is a meadow full of flowers and animals. (ohn lo!ed nature from the time he was small. *e also li"ed to climb roc"& cliffs and walls. When (ohn was 11 &ears old, his famil& mo!ed to the ,nited States and settled in Wisconsin. (ohn was #ood with tools and soon became an in!entor. *e first in!ented a model of a sawmill. -ater, he in!ented an alarm cloc" that would cause the slee.in# .erson to be ti..ed out of bed when the timer sounded. Muir left home at an earl& a#e. *e too" a 1,000/mile wal" south to the 0ulf of Me1ico in 1823and 1828. )hen he sailed for San Francisco. )he cit& was too nois& and crowded for Muir, so he headed inland for the Sierra e!adas. When Muir disco!ered the $osemite %alle& in the Sierra e!adas, it was as if he had come home. *e lo!ed the mountains, the wildlife, and the trees. *e climbed the mountains and e!en climbed trees durin# thunderstorms in order to #et closer to the wind. *e .ut forth the theor& in the late 1820s that the $osemite %alle& had been formed throu#h the action of #laciers. 4eo.le ridiculed him. ot until 19'0 was Muir5s theor& .ro!en correct. Muir be#an to write articles about the $osemite %alle& to tell readers about its beaut&. *is writin# also warned .eo.le that $osemite was in dan#er from timber minin# and shee. ranchin# interests. In 1901, )heodore 6oose!elt became .resident of the ,nited States. *e was interested in conser!ation. Muir too" the .resident throu#h $osemite, and 6oose!elt hel.ed #et le#islation .assed to create $osemite ational 4ar" in 1902. 7lthou#h Muir won man& conser!ation battles, he lost a ma8or one. *e fou#ht to sa!e the *etch *etch& %alle&, which .eo.le wanted to dam in order to .ro!ide water for San Francisco. In late 191', a bill was si#ned to dam the !alle&. Muir died in 1919. Some .eo.le sa& losin# the fi#ht to .rotect the !alle& "illed Muir. 1. What happened first? 7. )he Muir famil& mo!ed to the ,nited States. :. Muir Woods was created.

C. (ohn Muir learned to climb roc"& cliffs. ;. (ohn Muir wal"ed to the 0ulf of Me1ico. <. (ohn Muir !isited alon# the east coast. 2. When did Muir invent a unique form of alarm clock? 7. While the famil& still li!ed in Scotland. :. 7fter he sailed to San Francisco. C. 7fter he tra!eled in $osemite. ;. While the Muir famil& li!ed in Wisconsin. <. 7fter he too" the lon# wal". 3. What did John Muir do soon after he arrived in San Francisco? 7. *e ran outside durin# an earth=ua"e. :. *e .ut forth a theor& about how $osemite was formed. C. *e headed inland for the Sierra e!adas. ;. *e be#an to write articles about the Sierra e!adas. <. *e wrote short stories for the local news.a.er. 4. When did John Muir meet 7. :etween 1901 and 1902 :. :etween 18'8 and 1828 C. :etween 1902 and 1919 ;. :etween 1828 and 1901 <. :etween 1902 and 1903 ". What happened last? 7. (ohn Muir died. :. (ohn Muir )rail was dedicated. C. Muir5s #lacial theor& was .ro!en. ;. )he Sierra Club was formed. <. (ohn5s famil& !isited him. heodore !oosevelt?