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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. How did Doc Sarvis' wife die?

2. Who do some critics say THE MONKEY WRENCH GANG is a bible for?

3. What does the group hide across the canyons of southeast Utah and southern Arizona?

4. What does Hayduke pull up as he walks to meet the others?

5. Who does Abbzug think about as she meditates?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Joseph Fielding Smith?

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

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

5. Why does Doc say he is part of the group?

6. Why does Abbzug question Doc's activities?

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

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

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

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

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

Examine the book's chronological setting.

1. What were the main concerns during the 1970s? How does the author express these concerns?

2. How would the author change the book if it were set in today's society?

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