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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. Why was the government interested in the Arches national park area?
(a) It is a source of uranium
(b) Its wealth of silver mines
(c) Death Valley is a high security area for testing
(d) It provides a natural bridge to the east

2. What does Abbey feel is lost with the looting of the forests' natural treasures?
(a) Protection from erosion
(b) Homes for wildlife
(c) Human delight
(d) A sense of prosperity

3. The government's attempt to transform Navajos to middle class Americans is called
(a) Assimilation
(b) Elitism
(c) Prejudice
(d) Adjustment

4. West of the Mississippi, Abbey says the cult of "cowboyism" is growing as fast as
(a) The disappearance of cattle herding
(b) The local Indian reservations
(c) The counter culture
(d) The population of buffalo

5. Much of the fauna growing near Abbey's trailer is
(a) Pines and firs
(b) Cactus and briars
(c) Weeds and reeds
(d) Sage and juniper

Short Answer Questions

1. The desert flowers in the month of May have

2. Edward Abbey is living in isolation,

3. Edward Abbey's garden is

4. When raising his American flag, Edward wishes

5. A badge gives Edward Abbey the authority to

(see the answer key)

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