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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. Since the visit from the government workers, The Arches Park has
(a) Become a parking lot for RVs
(b) Grown into a huge tourist attraction
(c) Turned into a village
(d) Closed down to outsiders

2. The irony of Roy Scobie's death was that
(a) His death was harder than he had feared
(b) He fell off of a horse like he expected
(c) What he feared the most actually took place
(d) He was carefree about life

3. What were Husk and Graham hoping for?
(a) A new wife
(b) A natural life for the boy
(c) Riches through uranium
(d) A nature experience

4. The yucca plant is pollinated by
(a) A hummingbird
(b) A moth
(c) A butterfly
(d) A bee

5. A badge gives Edward Abbey the authority to
(a) Carry a weapon
(b) Imprison animals he thinks may be dangerous
(c) Arrest trespassers who hike out of bounds
(d) Arrest malefactors and evildoers

Short Answer Questions

1. "Apache Tears" are actually

2. The only stream that flows perennially through the park is

3. Scobie is only able to sleep

4. Delicate Arch has been eroded by

5. Much of the fauna growing near Abbey's trailer is

Short Essay Questions

1. Is Abbey's story of Husk and Graham a fact-checked, absolutely correct retelling?

2. Why does Abbey kill a wild rabbit?

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

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

5. Abbey mentions that both men he meets are married and have children. Can we assume Abbey is neither? Why or why not?

6. Abbey seems to jump back and forth in time in his book. Where in this chapter does that first become obvious?

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

8. Why does Abbey's watch seem absurd to him?

9. Abbey describes areas where one can find artifacts from Native Americans in the form of arrowheads and spearheads, made from obsidian. There is a law that prohibits removing stones from the national park. Do you think these artifacts can still be found in the "shady alcoves under canyon walls" in the Arches?

10. What is Viviano Jacquez's problem?

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