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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 part of New York is Abbzug from?

2. What does Hayduke attempt to do at a bar?

3. Why has Hayduke stayed the night near the construction site?

4. What did Abbey major in at university?

5. Who does Hayduke think about when he wakes up the following morning?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does the guard tell Smith to move on from the bridge?

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

5. Why did the FBI investigate Abbey?

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

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

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

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

10. What does Chapter 7 say about Hayduke's character?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Abbey view the 1970s? What impact has his ideas had on environmental groups? Has that impact been mainly positive, or mainly negative?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Pick two characters from the book and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

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