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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15 Tukuhnikivats, the Island in the Desert.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The meaning of Abbey's words, "claritas, integritas, veritas" can be found in this quote:
(a) ...the desert reveals itself nakedly and cruelly, with no meaning but its own existnece
(b) Paradox and bedrock.
(c) To meet God or Medusa face to face, even if it means risking everything human in myself
(d) I am here...to confront, immediately and directly if it's possible, the bare bones of existence

2. The story of Husk, Graham and Billy-Joe is obviously
(a) An experience Abbey personally had
(b) A fairy tale, at best
(c) A detailed account of a local legend
(d) Heavily embellished by Abbey

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

4. The clarity of the desert is illustrated in the desert's flora and fauna
(a) The lack of life
(b) The uncrowded openness
(c) The danger in the plant forms
(d) The heat and rock

5. The prickly pear cactus and its blossom exemplifies the
(a) Unity of opposites
(b) The wild rose
(c) The fierceness of the heat
(d) Pain in nature

Short Answer Questions

1. The reason for the growth of Indian population in the southwest is due to

2. Since the visit from the government workers, The Arches Park has

3. The government survey crew came with plans to

4. Edward Abbey's description of a thunderstorm in the desert is

5. In late summer the quietness, or somnolence of the desert leaves Abbey feeling

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