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

2. Vernon Pick managed to sufficiently purify his water by
(a) Pouring water through thick brush before drinking
(b) Filtering the water through gravel
(c) Turning his canteen into a charcoal filter
(d) Running water through sand before drinking

3. Besides money, a reason for developing the parks is
(a) The cities are growing rapidly
(b) To allow closer inspection of nature
(c) To accommodate a burgeoning population
(d) To explore the minerals and ores in the ground

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Edward Abbey and Johnny try to

2. The group's reactions after the man is taken away involve

3. Abbey says, after a million years of neglect,

4. Salty water cannot sustain human life because

5. Where once in the Arches Park there were only used newspapers to catch up on the news,

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