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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14 The Dead Man at Grandview Point.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Salty water cannot sustain human life because
(a) It shrinks the arteries
(b) It causes the body to become even more dehydrated
(c) It causes severe head pain
(d) It mixes with blood and makes it too salty

2. Besides money, a reason for developing the parks is
(a) The cities are growing rapidly
(b) To accommodate a burgeoning population
(c) To allow closer inspection of nature
(d) To explore the minerals and ores in the ground

3. A civil engineer believes a road will help
(a) To accommodate more tourists
(b) To make it easier to get to Moab
(c) To get deeper into the wilderness
(d) To develop the property for homes

4. Just before he heard a jeep approaching, Abbey saw a
(a) A grisly bear
(b) Group of deer
(c) A cougar
(d) A mouse

5. Abbey's reaction to the man's manner of death is one of
(a) Anger for his carelessness
(b) Congratulatory envy
(c) Fear of going the same way
(d) Revulsion at the sight

Short Answer Questions

1. Abbey is polemic about

2. Abbey says, after a million years of neglect,

3. Edward Abbey filled his canteen in the Needles country

4. Natural springs that seep through canyon walls are

5. An arroyo seco is

(see the answer key)

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