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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does a guard stop Seldom Seen from praying?

2. Why does Doc have the final say on whether Abbzug can stay?

3. What kind of car does Bonnie own?

4. What does Hayduke tell Smith it is unwise for him to do?

5. Who does Abbzug think about as she meditates?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Abbzug's views on Hayduke and Smith?

2. What do Doc and Abbzug argue about in the bar?

3. Why did the FBI investigate Abbey?

4. Who is Joseph Fielding Smith?

5. How does Abbey express his likes and dislikes in the prologue?

6. What does Smith tell the group about Bishop Love?

7. What do the the Governor of Utah and two officers of the Department of Public Safety discuss as they walk back to their vehicles?

8. How does Doc's car express his beliefs?

9. How does Hayduke try to stop the Search and Rescue team with boulders?

10. Why does Hayduke give into Doc's idea that they should not use violence?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author's life. In what way are his life and personality is reflected in the book? How does he use the book to express his ideas about life and politics?

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the characters in the book and discuss how he or she would cope in one of the following scenarios:

1. He or she is arrested.

2. He or she gets trapped just after they have laid an explosive.

3. He or she is cornered by a search and rescue team.

4. He or she appears on a TV show to discuss their political views.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss elements of the narrative structure: exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's themes?

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