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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7 Cowboys and Indians.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Visiting Moab on Wednesdays, Edward Abbey deduces that the men in the beer joints have been
(a) Are poor miners
(b) Working as park rangers all day
(c) Active and working alone all day
(d) In town for most of the day

5. On his stomach, Abbey witnesses
(a) The mating dance of two bull snakes
(b) The retreat of the snakes from his cabin
(c) The burrowing of two snakes
(d) A fight between two rattlesnakes

Short Answer Questions

1. Geodes are prevalent in these areas. They are

2. Edward's part thought in this chapter is that

3. When raising his American flag, Edward wishes

4. The story of Husk, Graham and Billy-Joe is obviously

5. Much of the fauna growing near Abbey's trailer is

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