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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Salty water cannot sustain human life because
(a) It shrinks the arteries
(b) It causes the body to become even more dehydrated
(c) It mixes with blood and makes it too salty
(d) It causes severe head pain

2. Any cow found without a brand
(a) Belongs to the finder
(b) Is put in a corral of strays
(c) Is taken immediately to the slaughterhouse
(d) Is left for the next rancher

3. Why were the little calves terrified during the roundup?
(a) They were being separated from their mothers
(b) They were afraid of the ropes and brand
(c) They had never seen a human
(d) They did not know where they were headed

4. Viviano does not understand
(a) Dumb Baskos
(b) Business
(c) Cattle ranching
(d) American clock time

5. "Apache Tears" are actually
(a) Crystals found in obscure caves
(b) Dripping springs from the mountains
(c) Hidden crystals in oval rocks
(d) Arrowheads made from obsidian

6. Viviano's English is about fifty percent
(a) Profanity
(b) Garbled
(c) Understandable
(d) Fortune telling

7. Abbey is adamant about the Navajos' inability to adapt to
(a) The American middle class
(b) The highway system
(c) New age dancing
(d) The reservation

8. Ten miles away past the highway, Abbey can see
(a) The Arches Mesa
(b) Dead Horse Mesa
(c) Mesa of Moab
(d) Salt Creek Mesa

9. Edward's new home is a simple
(a) Trailer
(b) Camper
(c) Mobile Home
(d) Tent

10. The physical comforts in his trailer include
(a) Cable TV
(b) Running water
(c) Gas fireplace
(d) Garbage disposal

11. Some ancient pictographs in the rocks depict
(a) Violent acts of nature
(b) Flying dinosaurs
(c) Space aliens that look like humans
(d) Semi-human and super-human people

12. The unexpected guests in Edward's new home include
(a) Insects
(b) Spiders
(c) Bats
(d) Mice

13. What does Abbey feel is lost with the looting of the forests' natural treasures?
(a) A sense of prosperity
(b) Human delight
(c) Protection from erosion
(d) Homes for wildlife

14. The sounds of the mourning doves suggests to Edward
(a) Their sadness over the isolation of the desert
(b) Their oneness with the other desert creatures
(c) An attempt to restore a lost communion
(d) An attempt to communicate with him

15. Edward Abbey's description of a thunderstorm in the desert is
(a) Dramatic and violent
(b) Peaceful and calming
(c) A Zen experience
(d) A humorous event

Short Answer Questions

1. The difference between Navajos and other poverty-stricken cultures is

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

3. The only stream that flows perennially through the park is

4. Who comes out ahead in Abbey's story about Husk and Graham?

5. Abbey will be allowed to drive the government truck

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