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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 has caused the river to become a tame glacier?

2. Who does Hayduke say they should be worried about?

3. What does Seldom Seen suggest they set on fire?

4. What kind of animal does Seldom Seen offer to shoot?

5. What dam did Abbey say he wanted to see destroyed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the FBI investigate Abbey?

2. How does Abbey express his likes and dislikes in the prologue?

3. How does Hayduke try to stop the Search and Rescue team with boulders?

4. Who is Joseph Fielding Smith?

5. How did Hayduke get his revenge on a police officer?

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

7. Why does Hayduke give into Doc's idea that they should not use violence?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the arguments for and against industrialization? What are Abbey's opinions on industrialization and how does he express them? Do you agree or disagree with Abbey?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

What are the main turning points of the book? How does Abbey develop his story to get to each turning point? What happens to the story after a major turning point?

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