3. 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

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

5. After Moon-Eye rushed Abbey and ran fifty feet away, Abbey waited on him for
(a) Through the entire evening
(b) A few minutes longer
(c) The rest of the afternoon
(d) A full hour

6. 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

7. Abbey uses a piece of hollow cane to create a
(a) Pipe for tobacco
(b) A new walking stick
(c) Siphon for getting water
(d) A digging tool

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

9. On his trip to capture Moon-Eye, Abbey ate his lunch in the shade of
(a) A sage bush
(b) His horse's belly
(c) A large juniper
(d) Hanging poison ivy

10. Abbey studies the Colorado's tributaries on
(a) A globe
(b) A geological map of the Grand Canyon
(c) A topigraphical map of the US
(d) A road map of Utah

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

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

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

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

15. The meaning of Abbey's words, "claritas, integritas, veritas" can be found in this quote:
(a) ...the desert reveals itself nakedly and cruelly, with no meaning but its own existnece
(b) Paradox and bedrock.
(c) I am here...to confront, immediately and directly if it's possible, the bare bones of existence
(d) To meet God or Medusa face to face, even if it means risking everything human in myself