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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Origins I: A.K. Sarvis, M.D. and Origins II: George W. Hayduke.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Doc Sarvis burn down billboards?
(a) Highway 66.
(b) Highway 54.
(c) Highway 96.
(d) Highway 22.

2. To what city did Edward Abbey hitchhike?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Seattle.
(c) New York.
(d) San Francisco.

3. What character in the novel does Abbey base on the leader of a real environmental group?
(a) Dr. Boss.
(b) Hayduke.
(c) Brinkley.
(d) Abbey.

4. What canyon does the bridge stretch across?
(a) Nine Mile Canyon.
(b) The Grand Canyon.
(c) Matka Canyon.
(d) The Glen Canyon.

5. What dam did Abbey say he wanted to see destroyed?
(a) The Glen Canyon Dam.
(b) The Colorado Dean Dam.
(c) The Amnesty Dam.
(d) The Regal River Dam.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what part of the USA is the novel set?

2. What event are several hundred people attending?

3. What has caused the river to become a tame glacier?

4. In what war did Abbey serve?

5. To where does Hayduke drive the patrol car?

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