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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. Where do Hayduke and Smith drive to to sleep?

2. How is the bridge destroyed?

3. What canyon does the bridge stretch across?

4. Why does Doc have the final say on whether Abbzug can stay?

5. What does a man ask to borrow from the group?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are Abbzug's views on Hayduke and Smith?

3. How did Edward Abbey become interested in the environment?

4. How does Doc's car express his beliefs?

5. How does this chapter show the differences between Smith and Hayduke?

6. Who is Joseph Fielding Smith?

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

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

9. What does Hayduke watch as he eats breakfast?

10. Why does Hayduke become passionate about environmental issues?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

THE MONKEY WRENCH GANG was published in 1975. Choose one of the following options and discuss they have developed since the book's publication:

1. Industrialism.

2. Environmental groups.

3. Public awareness.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the characters in the book and discuss how he or she would cope in one of the following scenarios:

1. He or she is arrested.

2. He or she gets trapped just after they have laid an explosive.

3. He or she is cornered by a search and rescue team.

4. He or she appears on a TV show to discuss their political views.

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