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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12 Down the River.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The government's attempt to transform Navajos to middle class Americans is called
(a) Assimilation
(b) Elitism
(c) Prejudice
(d) Adjustment

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

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

4. Edward attaches a red bandanna to a ridgepole in honor of
(a) Mothers' Day
(b) May Day
(c) Spring Solstice
(d) April Fools' Day

5. Abbey suggests that former cowboys, like Indians, may be
(a) Hoping for redemption
(b) Assimilating into American middle class
(c) Waiting for recognition by the mainstream
(d) Committing slow suicide

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was the government interested in the Arches national park area?

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

3. The yucca plant is pollinated by

4. Abbey and Newcomb are in denial about the

5. Abbey wonders if a man could get used to

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