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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. Separating from other human beings feels to Abbey like
(a) A spiritual reckoning
(b) Cutting the cord, a rebirth into primeval liberty
(c) An unnatural act that will lead to loss
(d) A stab of conscience

2. An arroyo seco is
(a) A dry stream bed
(b) A ramada
(c) A mesa with a view
(d) A rushing river

3. The Moab Valley in the distance lies between
(a) Plateaus and bluffs
(b) Thousand-foot walls of rock
(c) Glacial mountains
(d) Mesas and low hills

4. Abbey calls the rampant development of national parks
(a) Restitution
(b) Nationalism
(c) Reclamation
(d) Industrial Tourism

5. Since the visit from the government workers, The Arches Park has
(a) Turned into a village
(b) Become a parking lot for RVs
(c) Grown into a huge tourist attraction
(d) Closed down to outsiders

Short Answer Questions

1. To spend time outside the trailer, Abbey builds

2. The cabin Abbey slept in appears to be

3. The government's attempt to transform Navajos to middle class Americans is called

4. West of the Mississippi, Abbey says the cult of "cowboyism" is growing as fast as

5. Abbey is adamant about the Navajos' inability to adapt to

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