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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7 Cowboys and Indians.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Abbey describes the voice of the desert
(a) Whirling and shrieking
(b) Rising to a demented howl
(c) Screaming through the cracks
(d) Moaning and crying

2. What does Abbey feel is lost with the looting of the forests' natural treasures?
(a) Homes for wildlife
(b) A sense of prosperity
(c) Human delight
(d) Protection from erosion

3. Quicksand is simply
(a) A mixture of soft sand and water
(b) Pasty lava-type sand
(c) Cold, chunky viscous sand
(d) Hot fine grained sand

4. Abbey describes the views from his trailer as
(a) Cozy and protected
(b) Somewhat frightening
(c) Cold and stark
(d) Open and perfect

5. Edward Abbey is employed by the
(a) National Parks Service
(b) Moab County Parks Service
(c) Utah State Parks
(d) US Forest Service

Short Answer Questions

1. The small cloud on Abbey's horizon is

2. The only stream that flows perennially through the park is

3. Abbey is polemic about

4. Mr. Bates complains to Edward about

5. Edward's part thought in this chapter is that

(see the answer key)

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