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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 do the group members hear approaching the houseboat as they play cards?

2. Who does the ranger believe left the empty boxes of explosives?

3. Who does the masked man say he has tied up?

4. Who do the rangers say they have caught?

5. What does Doc say has made Hayduke angry?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is Hayduke a different person when he smokes marijuana?

4. What is the group's plan in Chapter 26?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

Compare one of the main characters to the person he or she was at the beginning of the book to the person he or she is at the end.

1. What did the character hope to achieve at the beginning of the book?

2. What events changes the character's ideas about life?

3. How has the character changed by the end of the book?

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