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

2. Abbey says, after a million years of neglect,
(a) The Park has worn down to nothing
(b) The sandstone arches have dissolved
(c) Progress has come to the Arches
(d) People have taken all the animals from the wilderness

3. Abbey is polemic about
(a) Killing off the wolves
(b) Improving the space station
(c) Birds of prey being destroyed
(d) Not distroying our national parks

4. The man who has initiated the search is the deceased man's
(a) Father
(b) Nephew
(c) Brother
(d) Cousin

5. An arroyo seco is
(a) A rushing river
(b) A mesa with a view
(c) A ramada
(d) A dry stream bed

Short Answer Questions

1. Visiting Moab on Wednesdays, Edward Abbey deduces that the men in the beer joints have been

2. Since the visit from the government workers, The Arches Park has

3. Natural springs that seep through canyon walls are

4. Besides money, a reason for developing the parks is

5. Edward Abbey filled his canteen in the Needles country

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