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

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

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

4. 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) Turned into a village
(d) Closed down to outsiders

5. 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

Short Answer Questions

1. Abbey had no fear of drowning in the Havasupai Canyon floor's stream because

2. Edward Abbey and Johnny try to

3. Salty water cannot sustain human life because

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

5. Visiting Moab on Wednesdays, Edward Abbey deduces that the men in the beer joints have been

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