2. The gopher snakes watch over Abbey like
(a) Predators watching their prey
(b) Enemies waiting to strike
(c) Voyeurs, watching his activities
(d) Totemic deities

3. Abbey sees as a nuisance the presence in the desert of
(a) Rodents such as rats, mice and squirrels
(b) Scorpions, tarantulas, centipedes and black widows
(c) Snakes, lizards and gophers
(d) Foxes, wolves and bobcats

4. Quicksand is simply
(a) A mixture of soft sand and water
(b) Pasty lava-type sand
(c) Hot fine grained sand
(d) Cold, chunky viscous sand

5. Edward Abbey filled his canteen in the Needles country
(a) From the rushing Colorado
(b) Quickly and greedily
(c) One drop per second
(d) From a salty spring

6. Abbey had no fear of drowning in the Havasupai Canyon floor's stream because
(a) It was salty and made him bouyant
(b) It was only ankle deep
(c) He intended to drink it all
(d) It was only a mirage

7. Delicate Arch has been eroded by
(a) Rain pounding the Arch
(b) Animals inhabiting the Arch
(c) Human feet climbing the Arch
(d) Machinery working around the Arch

8. What is the one clue we have that the lawyer who approached Mrs. Husk was representing the government?
(a) The emblem on his lighter
(b) His cufflinks
(c) His authorization to offer large amounts of money to her
(d) His knowledge of her husband's death

9. Edward is overcome with a desire to
(a) Eat breakfast and walk the desert
(b) Trap the mice and return them to the desert
(c) Know and possess the scene around him
(d) Climb the mountain peaks in the distance

10. Viviano is infected by the poison of
(a) Rattlesnakes
(b) Fear
(c) Black Widows
(d) Prejudice

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

12. Thunderstorms come to the high desert in
(a) The first of October
(b) The middle of spring
(c) July and August
(d) September 15

13. A civil engineer believes a road will help
(a) To get deeper into the wilderness
(b) To make it easier to get to Moab
(c) To accommodate more tourists
(d) To develop the property for homes

14. Natural springs that seep through canyon walls are
(a) Absorbed by thirsty plant life before reaching the canyon floor
(b) Poisonous to drink
(c) Abundant and flowing
(d) Erosive and causes plant life to wash away

15. Abbey's complaint about a flashlight is that
(a) The light is such a small sphere
(b) It creates an artificial sense of safety
(c) It isolates his image in the dark
(d) It separates a man from the world around him