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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14 The Dead Man at Grandview Point.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Salty water cannot sustain human life because
(a) It mixes with blood and makes it too salty
(b) It shrinks the arteries
(c) It causes severe head pain
(d) It causes the body to become even more dehydrated

2. Besides money, a reason for developing the parks is
(a) The cities are growing rapidly
(b) To accommodate a burgeoning population
(c) To allow closer inspection of nature
(d) To explore the minerals and ores in the ground

3. Thunderstorms come to the high desert in
(a) September 15
(b) July and August
(c) The first of October
(d) The middle of spring

4. Abbey had no fear of drowning in the Havasupai Canyon floor's stream because
(a) It was salty and made him bouyant
(b) It was only ankle deep
(c) It was only a mirage
(d) He intended to drink it all

5. Why did Abbey's friend from Cleveland think the desert would be a better place if it had water?
(a) Because it would be a better tourist attraction
(b) Because it would be more beautiful
(c) Because more people could live there
(d) Because it would be greener

Short Answer Questions

1. Abbey's reaction to the man's manner of death is one of

2. The locals in Moab's bars do not become violent, perhaps because

3. When Abbey gets a call to help with a search, he assumes

4. Abbey says, after a million years of neglect,

5. Edward Abbey's description of a thunderstorm in the desert is

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