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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The only stream that flows perennially through the park is
(a) Pepper Creek
(b) A babbling creek behind his trailer
(c) A rushing stream of snow melt
(d) Too salty to be potable

2. Who comes out ahead in Abbey's story about Husk and Graham?
(a) Mr. Husk
(b) Mrs. Husk
(c) Billy-Joe
(d) Mr. Graham

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

4. Besides money, a reason for developing the parks is
(a) To accommodate a burgeoning population
(b) The cities are growing rapidly
(c) To allow closer inspection of nature
(d) To explore the minerals and ores in the ground

5. A civil engineer believes a road will help
(a) To make it easier to get to Moab
(b) To get deeper into the wilderness
(c) To develop the property for homes
(d) To accommodate more tourists

Short Answer Questions

1. Abbey speculates that the mourning doves' call may be

2. Edward Abbey is living in isolation,

3. The government's attempt to transform Navajos to middle class Americans is called

4. Abbey describes the scene he observes as

5. Any cow found without a brand

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain Abbey's description of the life cycle of the spadefoot toad.

2. Why does Abbey decide not to kill the rattlesnake under his doorstep?

3. What are the two wild animals that Abbey has never seen in the Southwest?

4. It is interesting that Abbey wants to "own" all of the grandeur he sees around him. What does this feeling actually mean in this context?

5. How does Abbey get rid of the rattlesnakes?

6. How does the author project his own sensibilities onto the doves that he hears calling? Why?

7. Explain why many of the petroglyphs are found in caves too high for us to reach.

8. Explain why Abbey prefers not to use a flashlight in the dark.

9. For what does the author seem to be searching by taking this job?

10. What is Viviano Jacquez's problem?

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