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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. Who do Smith and Doc discuss?

2. What do Abbzug and Hayduke stop to destroy on their way to the Grand Canyon?

3. What does the group do to pass the time?

4. Why does Hayduke want to kill the pilot?

5. Why does Hayduke try to start a fight at the bar?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Hayduke escape Bishop Love at the plateau?

2. How do Smith and Hayduke cope when they split from Abbzug and Doc?

3. How do the characters' lives change after the trial?

4. In what way is Abbzug and Hayduke's relationship violent?

5. Summarize the novel.

6. How does Hayduke respond to Abbzug's declaration of love?

7. What does Smith dream about in this section?

8. What does the masked man say to Hayduke?

9. How do Abbzug and Hayduke get together for the first time?

10. How does Doc elude the driver that pursues him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

Aside from the main characters, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

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