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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 is polemic about
(a) Improving the space station
(b) Birds of prey being destroyed
(c) Killing off the wolves
(d) Not distroying our national parks

2. Eating inside the trailer makes Abbey remember
(a) His childhood
(b) His mortal nature
(c) All he has left behind
(d) His parents

3. The prickly pear cactus and its blossom exemplifies the
(a) The wild rose
(b) The fierceness of the heat
(c) Pain in nature
(d) Unity of opposites

4. Moon-Eye rejected humans when he was subjected to
(a) A violent beating
(b) Being ridden too long
(c) Human food
(d) Having to go all day without water

5. A badge gives Edward Abbey the authority to
(a) Arrest trespassers who hike out of bounds
(b) Imprison animals he thinks may be dangerous
(c) Arrest malefactors and evildoers
(d) Carry a weapon

Short Answer Questions

1. Mr. Bates complains to Edward about

2. The desert flowers in the month of May have

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

4. Abbey's complaint about a flashlight is that

5. In July, the surrounding mountains are almost

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