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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10 The Heat of Noon: Rock and Tree and Cloud.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. We learn that Abbey was raised
(a) In the backwoods of the Allegheny Mountains
(b) In the mountains of New Mexico
(c) In the Texas hill country
(d) In the foothillls of the Rocky Mountains

2. The only stream that flows perennially through the park is
(a) Pepper Creek
(b) Too salty to be potable
(c) A rushing stream of snow melt
(d) A babbling creek behind his trailer

3. Indian artifacts in the national forest are
(a) Protected by law
(b) Causing litter and debris
(c) Abundant
(d) Free for the picking

4. All creatures in the desert at this time of year
(a) Live near water
(b) Stay in the shade as much as possible
(c) Search for food in the late afternoon
(d) Eat whatever walks by

5. What reigns in the desert on this late-spring day is
(a) The wind
(b) The tourists
(c) The clean air
(d) The sun

Short Answer Questions

1. Abbey suggests that former cowboys, like Indians, may be

2. Abbey wonders if a man could get used to

3. In the middle of the day on the desert, most of the birds

4. The prickly pear cactus and its blossom exemplifies the

5. Hundreds of years ago, Anasazi hunters left behind

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