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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 bridge does the group decide to blow up first?

2. What does Doc see an ad for?

3. What does Hayduke hear while he cuts notches in power poles?

4. Who has captured Smith in his dream?

5. Who does Hayduke meet in the cafe?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Doc think Hayduke is trustworthy?

2. How does Hayduke upset Abbzug?

3. What does Hayduke tell the group about his experiences in Vietnam?

4. How does Hayduke show his fighting spirit at the beginning of the final section?

5. How is Smith captured?

6. What does Doc tell Smith and Abbzug at the airport?

7. What does McKibben think is the only reason Abbey is dangerous?

8. How does the group blow up the train tracks?

9. What does Smith dream about in this section?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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 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?

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