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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. Abbey speculates that the mourning doves' call may be
(a) A wish to make contact with the wolves
(b) A mournful call to some other dimension
(c) A warning that there is a human nearby
(d) A brooding meditation on space and solitude

2. Roy Scobie is known for being frugal with
(a) Food
(b) Wives
(c) Time
(d) Water

3. Abbey will be allowed to drive the government truck
(a) Once a month out into the desert for exploration
(b) Once a week to the Yellow Cat Badlands
(c) Twice a month to inspect the Arches
(d) Once a week to headquarters and Moab

4. Mr. Bates complains to Edward about
(a) The lonliness of their jobs
(b) The long distances he travels
(c) Administrative paperwork
(d) The head ranger

5. Abbey sees the value of wilderness, in a political sense, as
(a) A military mecca
(b) A remote place for the govenrment to set up new programs
(c) An escape from the city for industry workers
(d) A base for resistance to central domination

Short Answer Questions

1. Delicate Arch has been eroded by

2. What does Abbey feel is lost with the looting of the forests' natural treasures?

3. What reigns in the desert on this late-spring day is

4. The physical comforts in his trailer include

5. Indian artifacts in the national forest are

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