Desert Solitaire Test | Final Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 134 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Desert Solitaire Test | Final Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 134 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The difference between the desert and other geographic areas is its
(a) Its passivity and simplicity
(b) Its beauty in all seasons
(c) Its danger
(d) Its level of tourism

2. The character Mackie is
(a) A Mormon from Utah
(b) A temporary replacement for Viviano
(c) An old friend of Abbey's
(d) A friend of the rangers'

3. The group's reactions after the man is taken away involve
(a) Relief and humor
(b) Raucous partying
(c) Sad silence
(d) An introspective meditation

4. Abbey uses a piece of hollow cane to create a
(a) Siphon for getting water
(b) Pipe for tobacco
(c) A digging tool
(d) A new walking stick

5. When Abbey finally confronts Moon-Eye, he is
(a) Overly friendly and suspicious
(b) Angry and frustrated
(c) Gentle and kind to the horse
(d) In a hurry to get him in a rope

6. The meaning of Abbey's words, "claritas, integritas, veritas" can be found in this quote:
(a) To meet God or Medusa face to face, even if it means risking everything human in myself
(b) ...the desert reveals itself nakedly and cruelly, with no meaning but its own existnece
(c) Paradox and bedrock.
(d) I am here...to confront, immediately and directly if it's possible, the bare bones of existence

7. Abbey and Newcomb are in denial about the
(a) The end of their trip
(b) Completion of the dam
(c) The friendship they have formed
(d) Their thirst

8. We can assume that Abbey decides to set off to the mountains
(a) Because he is sick of the trailer and ramada
(b) He needs to test out his pickup on the bumpy road
(c) For a break from the August heat
(d) To escape the government officials' visit

9. The beautiful flower Larkspur can be
(a) Deadly for cattle
(b) Poisonous to humans
(c) Used for herbal teas
(d) Made into healing salve

10. The only sign of human life Abbey and Waterman see in the maze is
(a) A beer can
(b) Old tent poles
(c) A snake petroglyph
(d) Footprints

11. In the middle of the day on the desert, most of the birds
(a) Are taking advantage of slow moving insects
(b) Are busy looking for water
(c) Are muted and inactive
(d) Huddling in groups for shade

12. Abbey admits that he, too, is a member of
(a) A civilized tribe
(b) Freeway traffic
(c) The human rat race
(d) The local grange

13. On his trip to capture Moon-Eye, Abbey ate his lunch in the shade of
(a) A large juniper
(b) A sage bush
(c) His horse's belly
(d) Hanging poison ivy

14. The desert flowers in the month of May have
(a) Withered and gone to seed
(b) Been overwatered and are drowning
(c) Flourished and are thriving
(d) Finally blossomed

15. All creatures in the desert at this time of year
(a) Eat whatever walks by
(b) Stay in the shade as much as possible
(c) Live near water
(d) Search for food in the late afternoon

Short Answer Questions

1. Abbey is wistful about leaving behind

2. Abbey's concerns about preserving wilderness in this chapter are connected with

3. Abbey wishes that the tourists would get out of their vehicles and

4. Beyond the timberline Abbey observes

5. Abbey is convinced that horses are

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