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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. Edward Abbey lies like a snake on the edge of a dune to
(a) To feel like a plant, himself
(b) To rest from the power of the wind
(c) Study the flowers like a snake
(d) Feel the wind as a snake would

2. Abbey sees the value of wilderness, in a political sense, as
(a) A military mecca
(b) A base for resistance to central domination
(c) A remote place for the govenrment to set up new programs
(d) An escape from the city for industry workers

3. Wood is petrified by
(a) Hot silica-bearing waters
(b) Salt springs erosion
(c) Pressure from cold springs
(d) Quicksand

4. Hundreds of years ago, Anasazi hunters left behind
(a) Flint arrowheads
(b) Petroglyphs
(c) Animal hides
(d) Cave dwellings

5. The desert winds of May have
(a) Dried the river to a stream
(b) Brought huge thunderclouds
(c) Cleaned out the flowers and debris
(d) Burned the green things to saffron and auburn

Short Answer Questions

1. The desert flowers in the month of May have

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

3. What is the one clue we have that the lawyer who approached Mrs. Husk was representing the government?

4. To spend time outside the trailer, Abbey builds

5. We learn that Abbey has a real dislike for

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