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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. Why was the government interested in the Arches national park area?
(a) Its wealth of silver mines
(b) Death Valley is a high security area for testing
(c) It provides a natural bridge to the east
(d) It is a source of uranium

2. Viviano Jacquez' nationality is
(a) Basque
(b) Swiss
(c) Italian
(d) Mexican

3. Edward wants to stop attributing human qualities to nature, which is called
(a) Metamophization
(b) Personification
(c) Characterization
(d) Anthropomorphism

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

5. We learn that Abbey has a real dislike for
(a) Wind
(b) Snakes
(c) Red ants
(d) Rabbits

Short Answer Questions

1. Moon Eye, the wild horse, has been living alone for

2. Scobie is only able to sleep

3. Eating inside the trailer makes Abbey remember

4. Edward Abbey's garden is

5. The beautiful flower Larkspur can be

(see the answer key)

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