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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. Edward Abbey and Johnny try to
(a) Drag the man up to the coroner's vehicle
(b) Find vultures circling
(c) Console each other over the man's death
(d) Retrace the man's activities before he died

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Vernon Pick managed to sufficiently purify his water by

2. Onion Spring, northeast of Moab, is

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

4. Edward Abbey's description of a thunderstorm in the desert is

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

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