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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. A large influx of tourists to the park is marked by
(a) Memorial Day
(b) Labor Day
(c) Fourth of July
(d) The end of spring
2. All creatures in the desert at this time of year
(a) Eat whatever walks by
(b) Stay in the shade as much as possible
(c) Search for food in the late afternoon
(d) Live near water
3. Abbey's campsite is
(a) A place he has never seen before
(b) An empty spot in a grassy field
(c) One erected previously
(d) A fireplace built by Native Americans
4. Abbey decides to climb Tukuhnikivats
(a) With his horse
(b) With his camping partner
(c) By himself
(d) In his pickup
5. 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
Short Answer Questions
1. Abbey feels the only real paradise is
2. Abbey has been promised by a Mormon woman that he
3. Abbey studies the Colorado's tributaries on
4. When Abbey finally confronts Moon-Eye, he is
5. The beautiful flower Larkspur can be
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the difference between Abbey's heat waves and a mirage?
2. What does Abbey say, indirectly, about change?
3. Where is the heart of the desert, according to Abbey?
4. Do you think Abbey intended to risk his life by spending the entire day trying to entice Moon-Eye to come to him.
5. Abbey gives us two facts in the early part of this chapter that make it clear that this trip was taken in a decade long-past. What is it?
6. Why does Abbey persist in pursuing Moon-Eye when the heat and conditions have become quite uncomfortable for him?
7. Why does Edward Abbey seemingly push the limits of safety by living in isolation and putting himself in dangerous situations?
8. Do Abbey and Newcomb enjoy the "rapids" they encounter?
9. The trip down the Colorado for Abbey and Newcomb is blissful and idyllic. What, if any, is the dark side of this story?
10. Abbey does not speak highly of the man-made lakes on the Colorado. Why?
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