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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. Abbey and Newcomb are in denial about the
(a) The end of their trip
(b) The friendship they have formed
(c) Their thirst
(d) Completion of the dam

2. Major John Wesley Powell was the first to
(a) The military force behind Lake Powell
(b) Explore the Colorado River and its environment
(c) A force in drowing Glen Canyon
(d) The government's advocate for the Hoover Dam

3. Why did Roy Scobie need to round up his cattle?
(a) To prepare them for slaughter
(b) To get them to a cooler, higher altitude
(c) To get a grazing permit
(d) They have depeleted their pasture of food

4. In late summer the quietness, or somnolence of the desert leaves Abbey feeling
(a) Tired of the heat
(b) Haunted by voices
(c) Hungry for the ocean
(d) A certain madness

5. The cabin Abbey slept in appears to be
(a) Condemned
(b) Full of rats
(c) Haunted
(d) Full of bats

Short Answer Questions

1. The meaning of Abbey's words, "claritas, integritas, veritas" can be found in this quote:

2. Roy Scobie is a rancher obsessed with

3. We learn that Abbey was raised

4. Where once in the Arches Park there were only used newspapers to catch up on the news,

5. Abbey feels the only real paradise is

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