2. Separating from other human beings feels to Abbey like
(a) A spiritual reckoning
(b) Cutting the cord, a rebirth into primeval liberty
(c) A stab of conscience
(d) An unnatural act that will lead to loss

3. In the middle of the day on the desert, most of the birds
(a) Are muted and inactive
(b) Are busy looking for water
(c) Huddling in groups for shade
(d) Are taking advantage of slow moving insects

4. Moon Eye, the wild horse, has been living alone for
(a) Ten years
(b) Six months
(c) Fifteen years
(d) A year

5. Abbey's reaction to the man's manner of death is one of
(a) Anger for his carelessness
(b) Congratulatory envy
(c) Fear of going the same way
(d) Revulsion at the sight

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

7. Abbey is convinced that horses are
(a) Meant to be subdued
(b) Meant to be broken
(c) Pack animals
(d) Gregarious beings

8. Abbey admits that he, too, is a member of
(a) A civilized tribe
(b) The human rat race
(c) Freeway traffic
(d) The local grange

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

10. To make it easier to maneuver the rubber raft, Abbey
(a) Gets hold of a second paddle
(b) Keeps one hand outside the boat
(c) Ties his boat to Newcomb's
(d) Leans back against the stern seats

11. Under Abbey's ramada on a sunny day the temperature of 110 degrees is
(a) Comfortable and pleasant
(b) Too hot to breathe
(c) Hot enough for heastroke
(d) Hotter than inside the trailer

12. Abbey can be said to be a high-level
(a) Mormon
(b) Atheist
(c) Conservative
(d) Cynic

13. A man is shouting from the shore to Abbey and Newcomb about
(a) Something important to Abbey and Newcomb
(b) Something private to Abbey and Newcomb
(c) Something the reader never learns
(d) How boaters are not allowed

14. The group's reactions after the man is taken away involve
(a) Relief and humor
(b) Raucous partying
(c) An introspective meditation
(d) Sad silence

15. Abbey and Newcomb are in denial about the
(a) The friendship they have formed
(b) The end of their trip
(c) Their thirst
(d) Completion of the dam