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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Just before he heard a jeep approaching, Abbey saw a
(a) Group of deer
(b) A grisly bear
(c) A cougar
(d) A mouse

3. Scobie is only able to sleep
(a) On quicksand
(b) On desert sand
(c) In a cot
(d) On rock

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

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

6. Abbey calls the rampant development of national parks
(a) Nationalism
(b) Reclamation
(c) Restitution
(d) Industrial Tourism

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

8. The small cloud on Abbey's horizon is
(a) Prostitutes
(b) Unemployment
(c) Progress
(d) Homebrew

9. The locals in Moab's bars do not become violent, perhaps because
(a) They are humbled by nature
(b) The beer is weak
(c) They are good Mormons
(d) They are afraid of one another

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

11. Blossoming near the shed behind Abbey's trailer is a dazzling
(a) Scarlet penstemon
(b) Cliffrose
(c) Indian paintbrush
(d) Skyrocket gilia

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

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

14. Water has not created the arches, but they are instead carved by
(a) Snow
(b) Sand
(c) Ice
(d) Wind

15. Abbey suggests that former cowboys, like Indians, may be
(a) Hoping for redemption
(b) Waiting for recognition by the mainstream
(c) Assimilating into American middle class
(d) Committing slow suicide

Short Answer Questions

1. On his stomach, Abbey witnesses

2. Where once in the Arches Park there were only used newspapers to catch up on the news,

3. When a person is in the desert long enough he learns to

4. What kind of tool can detect the presence of uranium?

5. When he sees a rattlesnake, Abbey reminds himself

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