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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The loveliest, and sweet as a pretty girl, in Abbey's opinion, is
(a) Globemallow
(b) Hedgehog cactus
(c) Prickly pear
(d) Cliff rose

2. When raising his American flag, Edward wishes
(a) Good luck to his friends at headquarters
(b) Good fortune to all wildlife
(c) Good luck to everyone
(d) Good fortune to both sides

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

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

5. Edward Abbey is living in isolation,
(a) Twenty miles from another human
(b) A hundred miles from his home
(c) Fifty miles from the city
(d) Five miles from the ranger station

6. Abbey describes the views from his trailer as
(a) Somewhat frightening
(b) Cold and stark
(c) Open and perfect
(d) Cozy and protected

7. Edward describes the colors of dawn in terms of
(a) Primary colors of life's art
(b) Lavender, gold and rosey
(c) Rainbow of pastels
(d) Gray, brown and tinny

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

9. Abbey will be responsible for providing the campsites with
(a) Fireplaces
(b) Toilet paper
(c) Garbage receptacles
(d) Firewood

10. Edward Abbey lies like a snake on the edge of a dune to
(a) To feel like a plant, himself
(b) Study the flowers like a snake
(c) To rest from the power of the wind
(d) Feel the wind as a snake would

11. The government's attempt to transform Navajos to middle class Americans is called
(a) Assimilation
(b) Prejudice
(c) Adjustment
(d) Elitism

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

13. Why did Roy Scobie need to round up his cattle?
(a) To get them to a cooler, higher altitude
(b) To prepare them for slaughter
(c) They have depeleted their pasture of food
(d) To get a grazing permit

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

15. An arroyo seco is
(a) A mesa with a view
(b) A ramada
(c) A dry stream bed
(d) A rushing river

Short Answer Questions

1. Any cow found without a brand

2. Abbey's complaint about a flashlight is that

3. Why were the little calves terrified during the roundup?

4. Edward wants to stop attributing human qualities to nature, which is called

5. Viviano's English is about fifty percent

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