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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. We can assume that Abbey decides to set off to the mountains
(a) For a break from the August heat
(b) He needs to test out his pickup on the bumpy road
(c) Because he is sick of the trailer and ramada
(d) To escape the government officials' visit

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

3. Abbey decides to climb Tukuhnikivats
(a) In his pickup
(b) With his horse
(c) By himself
(d) With his camping partner

4. The pika is an animal that lives and feeds on
(a) Buttercups
(b) Alpine violets
(c) Larkspur
(d) Tundra

5. Edward describes the colors of dawn in terms of
(a) Lavender, gold and rosey
(b) Gray, brown and tinny
(c) Rainbow of pastels
(d) Primary colors of life's art

Short Answer Questions

1. Quicksand is simply

2. Abbey likes the word, "Tukuhnikivats," which means

3. Edward Abbey's garden is

4. Onion Spring, northeast of Moab, is

5. Vernon Pick managed to sufficiently purify his water by

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