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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15 Tukuhnikivats, the Island in the Desert.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Fred Burkett's favorite hiding place to watch for speeders was
(a) Now obsolete
(b) Leveled by vandals
(c) Blown over in the wind
(d) Sawed down by Abbey

2. Abbey likes the word, "Tukuhnikivats," which means
(a) Where the Arches watch
(b) Queen of the LaSals
(c) Home of the Utes
(d) Where the sun lingers

3. On his trip to capture Moon-Eye, Abbey ate his lunch in the shade of
(a) Hanging poison ivy
(b) His horse's belly
(c) A large juniper
(d) A sage bush

4. Why does the sign instructing skiers to ski in a clockwise direction irk Edward Abbey?
(a) It is industrial tourism at its finest
(b) He feels people should ski in both directions
(c) It is one more indication of freedom lost to government control
(d) He wishes people would ski only on the snow

5. What is Abbey saying about the area in the Graham and Husk story?
(a) That nature is far more powerful than man
(b) That greed will kill people
(c) That not all men are equal
(d) That a child was killed unnecesssarily

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The gopher snakes watch over Abbey like

3. When Abbey finally confronts Moon-Eye, he is

4. On the beach for the evening, the most rewarding thing seems to be

5. The irony of Roy Scobie's death was that

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