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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The desert winds of May have
(a) Burned the green things to saffron and auburn
(b) Cleaned out the flowers and debris
(c) Dried the river to a stream
(d) Brought huge thunderclouds

2. All creatures in the desert at this time of year
(a) Stay in the shade as much as possible
(b) Eat whatever walks by
(c) Live near water
(d) Search for food in the late afternoon

3. The pika is an animal that lives and feeds on
(a) Buttercups
(b) Tundra
(c) Larkspur
(d) Alpine violets

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

5. Abbey is wistful about leaving behind
(a) His job
(b) This valley of paradox
(c) His cozy trailer
(d) His government pickup

6. Abbey describes the experience of noontime in the desert like
(a) An occult fantasy
(b) A religious experience
(c) A dark nightmare
(d) A psychedelic drug experience

7. The heat of the desert makes objects appear
(a) As if they are covered in water
(b) As if they are invisible
(c) As if they are blurred and on fire
(d) As if they are moving

8. Abbey decides to climb Tukuhnikivats
(a) In his pickup
(b) By himself
(c) With his camping partner
(d) With his horse

9. A large influx of tourists to the park is marked by
(a) Memorial Day
(b) The end of spring
(c) Fourth of July
(d) Labor Day

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

11. The Havsupai are by nature
(a) Cheerful and easygoing
(b) Judgmental
(c) Malicious and suspicious
(d) Lazy and dirty

12. Abbey gets sidetracked to Havasu on his way to
(a) Moab
(b) Denver
(c) New Mexico
(d) Los Angeles

13. Major John Wesley Powell was the first to
(a) The military force behind Lake Powell
(b) The government's advocate for the Hoover Dam
(c) A force in drowing Glen Canyon
(d) Explore the Colorado River and its environment

14. The difference between the desert and other geographic areas is its
(a) Its passivity and simplicity
(b) Its beauty in all seasons
(c) Its level of tourism
(d) Its danger

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Fred Burkett's favorite hiding place to watch for speeders was

2. When Abbey finally confronts Moon-Eye, he is

3. On his trip to capture Moon-Eye, Abbey ate his lunch in the shade of

4. Abbey feels the only real paradise is

5. Abbey wants his readers to know that the desert is

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