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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. Vernon Pick managed to sufficiently purify his water by
(a) Filtering the water through gravel
(b) Pouring water through thick brush before drinking
(c) Running water through sand before drinking
(d) Turning his canteen into a charcoal filter

2. The man who has initiated the search is the deceased man's
(a) Cousin
(b) Nephew
(c) Father
(d) Brother

3. Abbey had no fear of drowning in the Havasupai Canyon floor's stream because
(a) He intended to drink it all
(b) It was only ankle deep
(c) It was only a mirage
(d) It was salty and made him bouyant

4. The locals in Moab's bars do not become violent, perhaps because
(a) They are good Mormons
(b) They are humbled by nature
(c) They are afraid of one another
(d) The beer is weak

5. Abbey is polemic about
(a) Improving the space station
(b) Killing off the wolves
(c) Not distroying our national parks
(d) Birds of prey being destroyed

Short Answer Questions

1. Abbey's reaction to the man's manner of death is one of

2. Since the visit from the government workers, The Arches Park has

3. The government survey crew came with plans to

4. Salty water cannot sustain human life because

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

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