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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 Polemic: Industrial Tourism and the National Parks.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Abbey says, after a million years of neglect,
(a) The sandstone arches have dissolved
(b) Progress has come to the Arches
(c) People have taken all the animals from the wilderness
(d) The Park has worn down to nothing

2. The unexpected guests in Edward's new home include
(a) Bats
(b) Mice
(c) Insects
(d) Spiders

3. Abbey speculates that the mourning doves' call may be
(a) A mournful call to some other dimension
(b) A wish to make contact with the wolves
(c) A warning that there is a human nearby
(d) A brooding meditation on space and solitude

4. The gopher snakes watch over Abbey like
(a) Totemic deities
(b) Voyeurs, watching his activities
(c) Predators watching their prey
(d) Enemies waiting to strike

5. Abbey is paid a visit by
(a) Firemen from the nearby forest
(b) The local water delivery company
(c) Rangers from the Forest Service
(d) Other Parks Service employees

Short Answer Questions

1. Ten miles away past the highway, Abbey can see

2. April mornings in the desert are

3. Delicate Arch has been eroded by

4. Lloyd Pierson is

5. Much of the fauna growing near Abbey's trailer is

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