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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Sarvis and Abbzug stop to listen to?

2. What has the Sierra Club dubbed Abbey?

3. What kind of vehicle does Hayduke use to destroy other vehicles?

4. What do Doc Sarvis and Abbzug claim the explosives are for?

5. Why does Doc refuse to set fire to the vehicles?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Doc and Abbzug argue about in the bar?

2. What does Chapter 8 say about Bishop Love's character?

3. What does Smith tell the group about Bishop Love?

4. How does Chapter 9 express Hayduke's darker side?

5. What do the men discuss when the women go to bed?

6. What were Abbey's links to environmental groups?

7. Why is the Colorado River no longer the raging force it once was?

8. How is the bridge destroyed?

9. Why does Smith not want to set light to the vehicles?

10. What do the the Governor of Utah and two officers of the Department of Public Safety discuss as they walk back to their vehicles?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of Abbey's previous book and contrast it with THE MONKEY WRENCH GANG in terms of the following:

1. Style.

2. Structure.

3. Themes.

Essay Topic 2

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 3

Imagine you have a friend who is considering joining a group known to use terrorist methods.

1. What problems can you identify in the group's policies and methods? How will your friend's life change if he joins the group?

2. How can you convince your friend not to join the group.

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