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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 develop the property for homes
(b) To make it easier to get to Moab
(c) To accommodate more tourists
(d) To get deeper into the wilderness

2. 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

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

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

5. Why did Abbey's friend from Cleveland think the desert would be a better place if it had water?
(a) Because it would be greener
(b) Because it would be a better tourist attraction
(c) Because more people could live there
(d) Because it would be more beautiful

Short Answer Questions

1. Just before he heard a jeep approaching, Abbey saw a

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

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

4. Natural springs that seep through canyon walls are

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

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