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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. Floating through the rapids leaves the two boaters
(a) Happy and exultant
(b) Extremely anxious and concerned
(c) Making plans for the future
(d) In shock and awe

2. When a person is in the desert long enough he learns to
(a) Smell water
(b) Hear running water miles away
(c) Know by the insect patterns where water is
(d) Follow animals to water

3. Besides money, a reason for developing the parks is
(a) The cities are growing rapidly
(b) To explore the minerals and ores in the ground
(c) To allow closer inspection of nature
(d) To accommodate a burgeoning population

4. Abbey feels the only real paradise is
(a) The fantasy of skiing in unison
(b) The here and now, and the real earth
(c) The mythical Garden of Eden
(d) Moab, Utah

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Natural springs that seep through canyon walls are

2. What is the one clue we have that the lawyer who approached Mrs. Husk was representing the government?

3. West of the Mississippi, Abbey says the cult of "cowboyism" is growing as fast as

4. The loveliest, and sweet as a pretty girl, in Abbey's opinion, is

5. Ten miles away past the highway, Abbey can see

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