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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Abbey feels the only real paradise is
(a) The fantasy of skiing in unison
(b) The mythical Garden of Eden
(c) Moab, Utah
(d) The here and now, and the real earth

2. When Abbey gets a call to help with a search, he assumes
(a) The group is over-reacting
(b) The missing man has died
(c) The missing man has hitched a ride out
(d) The man has drowned

3. Abbey gives us an idea of how he laces his conversations with tourists
(a) With warnings
(b) With humor
(c) With disgust
(d) With anger

4. Abbey's reference to the beavers building another dam is really about
(a) The busy park rangers
(b) The beavers that were imported into the park
(c) The tourists who have jammed up the river
(d) The federal government's new reservoir

5. The German who befriended Abbey was, in Abbey's opinion,
(a) A Zionist
(b) A naieve German
(c) A crazy Bavarian
(d) A typical, common Nazi

6. On the beach for the evening, the most rewarding thing seems to be
(a) Food
(b) Being off the water
(c) Not being cramped
(d) Being dry

7. Moon-Eye's temperament was due to
(a) Inflammation of one of his eyes
(b) Having been lost for so long
(c) Bad genes from his mother
(d) Having been separated from his mother as a colt

8. Abbey wants his readers to know that the desert is
(a) Vulnerable
(b) Unchanging
(c) Cruel
(d) Indifferent

9. The cabin Abbey slept in appears to be
(a) Haunted
(b) Full of bats
(c) Full of rats
(d) Condemned

10. With Waterman, Abbey experiences his first attempt at
(a) Rappelling
(b) Deep hiking
(c) Finding gravel water
(d) Using a rope

11. In July, the surrounding mountains are almost
(a) Covered with snow
(b) Completely free of snow
(c) Bare of snow
(d) Invisible

12. When Abbey finally confronts Moon-Eye, he is
(a) In a hurry to get him in a rope
(b) Overly friendly and suspicious
(c) Gentle and kind to the horse
(d) Angry and frustrated

13. Abbey's exploration of the Maze with Bob Waterman is
(a) Impulsive
(b) Dangerous
(c) Haphazard
(d) Ironic

14. The beautiful flower Larkspur can be
(a) Poisonous to humans
(b) Deadly for cattle
(c) Used for herbal teas
(d) Made into healing salve

15. Why does the sign instructing skiers to ski in a clockwise direction irk Edward Abbey?
(a) He wishes people would ski only on the snow
(b) He feels people should ski in both directions
(c) It is industrial tourism at its finest
(d) It is one more indication of freedom lost to government control

Short Answer Questions

1. The Havsupai are by nature

2. Abbey gets sidetracked to Havasu on his way to

3. On the second day of their journey, Abbey is

4. A man is shouting from the shore to Abbey and Newcomb about

5. Abbey and Newcomb are in denial about the

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