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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 small cloud on Abbey's horizon is
(a) Homebrew
(b) Prostitutes
(c) Unemployment
(d) Progress

2. Where once in the Arches Park there were only used newspapers to catch up on the news,
(a) There is a computerized subway
(b) There is a local newscaster at the station
(c) There is a movie theatre
(d) There are now televisions in recreational vehicles

3. Visiting Moab on Wednesdays, Edward Abbey deduces that the men in the beer joints have been
(a) In town for most of the day
(b) Are poor miners
(c) Active and working alone all day
(d) Working as park rangers all day

4. Natural springs that seep through canyon walls are
(a) Absorbed by thirsty plant life before reaching the canyon floor
(b) Poisonous to drink
(c) Erosive and causes plant life to wash away
(d) Abundant and flowing

5. Just before he heard a jeep approaching, Abbey saw a
(a) A mouse
(b) A grisly bear
(c) Group of deer
(d) A cougar

Short Answer Questions

1. Abbey is polemic about

2. Salty water cannot sustain human life because

3. The locals in Moab's bars do not become violent, perhaps because

4. Abbey's reaction to the man's manner of death is one of

5. Edward Abbey filled his canteen in the Needles country

(see the answer key)

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