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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 The Serpents of Paradise.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The only stream that flows perennially through the park is
(a) A rushing stream of snow melt
(b) Too salty to be potable
(c) Pepper Creek
(d) A babbling creek behind his trailer

2. April mornings in the desert are
(a) Very windy
(b) Cold, windy and dusty
(c) Bright, clear and calm
(d) Stormy

3. When he sees a rattlesnake, Abbey reminds himself
(a) He would rather kill a snake than a human
(b) Humans are more important than wildlife
(c) Snakes are vermin and could kill him
(d) It is his job to protect life within the park boundaries

4. Edward Abbey's solution to preventing rattlesnakes is
(a) To capture and domesticate a gopher snake
(b) To feed them the mice in his trailer
(c) To shoot them with his British Webley .45
(d) To scare them away with his walking stick

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The natural wonder that Edward is able to see in his new location is

2. Mr. Bates complains to Edward about

3. Edward's new home is a simple

4. Abbey describes the scene he observes as

5. On his stomach, Abbey witnesses

(see the answer key)

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