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

2. Edward Abbey's description of a thunderstorm in the desert is
(a) A Zen experience
(b) A humorous event
(c) Peaceful and calming
(d) Dramatic and violent

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

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

5. When Abbey gets a call to help with a search, he assumes
(a) The missing man has died
(b) The man has drowned
(c) The missing man has hitched a ride out
(d) The group is over-reacting

Short Answer Questions

1. Onion Spring, northeast of Moab, is

2. The small cloud on Abbey's horizon is

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

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

5. Edward Abbey filled his canteen in the Needles country

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