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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. A badge gives Edward Abbey the authority to
(a) Carry a weapon
(b) Imprison animals he thinks may be dangerous
(c) Arrest trespassers who hike out of bounds
(d) Arrest malefactors and evildoers

2. The yucca plant is pollinated by
(a) A moth
(b) A butterfly
(c) A bee
(d) A hummingbird

3. What were Husk and Graham hoping for?
(a) Riches through uranium
(b) A nature experience
(c) A new wife
(d) A natural life for the boy

4. The meaning of Abbey's words, "claritas, integritas, veritas" can be found in this quote:
(a) I am here...to confront, immediately and directly if it's possible, the bare bones of existence
(b) To meet God or Medusa face to face, even if it means risking everything human in myself
(c) ...the desert reveals itself nakedly and cruelly, with no meaning but its own existnece
(d) Paradox and bedrock.

5. When raising his American flag, Edward wishes
(a) Good luck to everyone
(b) Good luck to his friends at headquarters
(c) Good fortune to both sides
(d) Good fortune to all wildlife

Short Answer Questions

1. Abbey's concerns about preserving wilderness in this chapter are connected with

2. We learn that Abbey was raised

3. Mr. Bates complains to Edward about

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

5. Abbey compares cultures of Indians and cowboys in that

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