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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8 Cowboys and Indians Part II.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The yucca plant is pollinated by
(a) A butterfly
(b) A moth
(c) A bee
(d) A hummingbird

3. Hundreds of years ago, Anasazi hunters left behind
(a) Cave dwellings
(b) Flint arrowheads
(c) Animal hides
(d) Petroglyphs

4. On his stomach, Abbey witnesses
(a) The retreat of the snakes from his cabin
(b) The burrowing of two snakes
(c) A fight between two rattlesnakes
(d) The mating dance of two bull snakes

5. Abbey is adamant about the Navajos' inability to adapt to
(a) The American middle class
(b) The reservation
(c) New age dancing
(d) The highway system

Short Answer Questions

1. Mr. Bates complains to Edward about

2. Blossoming near the shed behind Abbey's trailer is a dazzling

3. Abbey's complaint about a flashlight is that

4. What does Abbey feel is lost with the looting of the forests' natural treasures?

5. Edward Abbey is living in isolation,

(see the answer key)

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