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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. Abbey has been promised by a Mormon woman that he
(a) Will always be an atheist
(b) Will finally come around to her way of praying
(c) Will go to heaven with her
(d) Will be saved as a Mormon

2. With Waterman, Abbey experiences his first attempt at
(a) Using a rope
(b) Rappelling
(c) Deep hiking
(d) Finding gravel water

3. The cabin Abbey slept in appears to be
(a) Haunted
(b) Condemned
(c) Full of rats
(d) Full of bats

4. Floating through the rapids leaves the two boaters
(a) Happy and exultant
(b) Making plans for the future
(c) In shock and awe
(d) Extremely anxious and concerned

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Abbey can be said to be a high-level

2. A large influx of tourists to the park is marked by

3. Abbey's exploration of the Maze with Bob Waterman is

4. On the second day of their journey, Abbey is

5. Abbey's decision to take a shortcut in the Havasu Canyon

Short Essay Questions

1. The trip down the Colorado for Abbey and Newcomb is blissful and idyllic. What, if any, is the dark side of this story?

2. 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?

3. Why does Abbey persist in pursuing Moon-Eye when the heat and conditions have become quite uncomfortable for him?

4. Abbey mentions thinking the unthinkable as he drives through the desert past the Arches headquarters. To what is he referring?

5. Why does Abbey prefer the desert to other environments?

6. Do you think Abbey intended to risk his life by spending the entire day trying to entice Moon-Eye to come to him.

7. What are a few good words that would describe Abbey's impression of the desert at this time of year, and at noon? Is there any other place, time, state of mind or being, to which this same set of words also applies?

8. What does Abbey say, indirectly, about change?

9. Why does Edward Abbey seemingly push the limits of safety by living in isolation and putting himself in dangerous situations?

10. Why does Abbey refer to himself as a true patriot?

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