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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. Onion Spring, northeast of Moab, is
(a) Poison with arsenic
(b) Full of gold
(c) Clear and drinkable
(d) Slightly salty but good

2. Abbey had no fear of drowning in the Havasupai Canyon floor's stream because
(a) It was salty and made him bouyant
(b) It was only a mirage
(c) He intended to drink it all
(d) It was only ankle deep

3. A civil engineer believes a road will help
(a) To get deeper into the wilderness
(b) To develop the property for homes
(c) To accommodate more tourists
(d) To make it easier to get to Moab

4. Since the visit from the government workers, The Arches Park has
(a) Turned into a village
(b) Become a parking lot for RVs
(c) Closed down to outsiders
(d) Grown into a huge tourist attraction

5. Abbey's reaction to the man's manner of death is one of
(a) Anger for his carelessness
(b) Congratulatory envy
(c) Fear of going the same way
(d) Revulsion at the sight

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Thunderstorms come to the high desert in

3. Salty water cannot sustain human life because

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

5. In late summer the quietness, or somnolence of the desert leaves Abbey feeling

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