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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8-17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the outlaw referred to in Chapter 8?
(a) Butch Cassidy.
(b) Terry Williams.
(c) Robert Redford.
(d) The lake.

2. When did the author usually speak to her mother?
(a) In the mornings.
(b) In the afternoons.
(c) On the weekends.
(d) At night.

3. What happened to Diane Dixon Tempest in 1971?
(a) She got cancer.
(b) She had a disabled child.
(c) She got an STD.
(d) She was mobbed.

4. What makes the Great Salt Lake freezable?
(a) All of these.
(b) The cold temperatures.
(c) The influx of fresh water.
(d) The decreased salinity.

5. What was the second option when the lake exceeded the limits?
(a) Diking the water.
(b) Pumping the water.
(c) Divert the Water.
(d) Store the water.

Short Answer Questions

1. How big was the author's mother's tumor?

2. What did Brigham Young call the Great Basin?

3. Why does the author describe the Great Salt Lake in the way she does?

4. In what season do the Great Salt Lake levels rise?

5. What separates the Bear River from the Snake River?

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