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

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

3. The locals in Moab's bars do not become violent, perhaps because
(a) The beer is weak
(b) They are humbled by nature
(c) They are afraid of one another
(d) They are good Mormons

4. In late summer the quietness, or somnolence of the desert leaves Abbey feeling
(a) A certain madness
(b) Hungry for the ocean
(c) Haunted by voices
(d) Tired of the heat

5. Thunderstorms come to the high desert in
(a) July and August
(b) September 15
(c) The middle of spring
(d) The first of October

Short Answer Questions

1. The man who has initiated the search is the deceased man's

2. Abbey is polemic about

3. Abbey feels if you have reached the point of needing moisture from the barrel cactus

4. Edward Abbey filled his canteen in the Needles country

5. Edward Abbey and Johnny try to

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