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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. "Apache Tears" are actually
(a) Arrowheads made from obsidian
(b) Crystals found in obscure caves
(c) Dripping springs from the mountains
(d) Hidden crystals in oval rocks

2. Edward Abbey's description of a thunderstorm in the desert is
(a) Dramatic and violent
(b) Peaceful and calming
(c) A Zen experience
(d) A humorous event

3. Delicate Arch has been eroded by
(a) Machinery working around the Arch
(b) Rain pounding the Arch
(c) Animals inhabiting the Arch
(d) Human feet climbing the Arch

4. Under Abbey's ramada on a sunny day the temperature of 110 degrees is
(a) Hot enough for heastroke
(b) Too hot to breathe
(c) Comfortable and pleasant
(d) Hotter than inside the trailer

5. The sounds of the mourning doves suggests to Edward
(a) An attempt to restore a lost communion
(b) Their sadness over the isolation of the desert
(c) An attempt to communicate with him
(d) Their oneness with the other desert creatures

Short Answer Questions

1. Floating through the rapids leaves the two boaters

2. Abbey speculates that the mourning doves' call may be

3. The desert flowers in the month of May have

4. In late summer the quietness, or somnolence of the desert leaves Abbey feeling

5. Blossoming near the shed behind Abbey's trailer is a dazzling

(see the answer key)

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