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

2. Abbey will be allowed to drive the government truck
(a) Twice a month to inspect the Arches
(b) Once a week to headquarters and Moab
(c) Once a week to the Yellow Cat Badlands
(d) Once a month out into the desert for exploration

3. The story of Husk, Graham and Billy-Joe is obviously
(a) A fairy tale, at best
(b) An experience Abbey personally had
(c) A detailed account of a local legend
(d) Heavily embellished by Abbey

4. Edward Abbey's garden is
(a) A stand of locoweed
(b) All that lies around him
(c) A flower garden in front of the porch
(d) A vegetable garden behind the trailer

5. What does Abbey feel is lost with the looting of the forests' natural treasures?
(a) Protection from erosion
(b) Homes for wildlife
(c) Human delight
(d) A sense of prosperity

Short Answer Questions

1. Salty water cannot sustain human life because

2. Abbey is adamant about the Navajos' inability to adapt to

3. A medicinal property of the buckbrush is that of

4. Abbey calls the rampant development of national parks

5. Ten miles away past the highway, Abbey can see

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain Abbey's reasoning that joy may support survival.

2. Discuss how different the daily life of an pre-Columbian Native American was, as compared to the daily life of an American now.

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

4. Is it beneficial to the Navajos that their population is increasing?

5. Discuss Abbey's relationship with the natural world as he watches the stars.

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

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

8. What does Abbey mean by "pox vobiscum," and "swinish politics?"

9. What concession does Abbey make to man's ingenuity when it comes to life in the desert?

10. What does Abbey suggest should be done about the erosion of national parks?

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