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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. Edward Abbey's garden is
(a) A vegetable garden behind the trailer
(b) All that lies around him
(c) A flower garden in front of the porch
(d) A stand of locoweed

2. Wood is petrified by
(a) Salt springs erosion
(b) Hot silica-bearing waters
(c) Pressure from cold springs
(d) Quicksand

3. Much of the fauna growing near Abbey's trailer is
(a) Sage and juniper
(b) Pines and firs
(c) Cactus and briars
(d) Weeds and reeds

4. A medicinal property of the buckbrush is that of
(a) Mint
(b) Disinfectant
(c) Quinine
(d) Saponaria

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When he sees a rattlesnake, Abbey reminds himself

2. Besides money, a reason for developing the parks is

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

4. The clarity of the desert is illustrated in the desert's flora and fauna

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

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