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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. Blossoming near the shed behind Abbey's trailer is a dazzling
(a) Scarlet penstemon
(b) Indian paintbrush
(c) Cliffrose
(d) Skyrocket gilia

2. Geodes are prevalent in these areas. They are
(a) Egg-shaped rock containing quartz crystals
(b) Crumbling mounds of sand and dust
(c) A form of zircon
(d) Sharp-edged rock for arrow heads

3. Lloyd Pierson is
(a) A park superintendent
(b) A government accountant
(c) A state policeman
(d) An archaeologist

4. Edward Abbey's garden is
(a) A stand of locoweed
(b) All that lies around him
(c) A vegetable garden behind the trailer
(d) A flower garden in front of the porch

5. Edward attaches a red bandanna to a ridgepole in honor of
(a) April Fools' Day
(b) Mothers' Day
(c) May Day
(d) Spring Solstice

Short Answer Questions

1. The meaning of Abbey's words, "claritas, integritas, veritas" can be found in this quote:

2. Under Abbey's ramada on a sunny day the temperature of 110 degrees is

3. What is Abbey saying about the area in the Graham and Husk story?

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

5. What reigns in the desert on this late-spring day is

(see the answer key)

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