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

2. Natural springs that seep through canyon walls are
(a) Abundant and flowing
(b) Absorbed by thirsty plant life before reaching the canyon floor
(c) Erosive and causes plant life to wash away
(d) Poisonous to drink

3. When a person is in the desert long enough he learns to
(a) Smell water
(b) Know by the insect patterns where water is
(c) Follow animals to water
(d) Hear running water miles away

4. Edward Abbey's description of a thunderstorm in the desert is
(a) A Zen experience
(b) Peaceful and calming
(c) Dramatic and violent
(d) A humorous event

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Visiting Moab on Wednesdays, Edward Abbey deduces that the men in the beer joints have been

2. In late summer the quietness, or somnolence of the desert leaves Abbey feeling

3. The group's reactions after the man is taken away involve

4. Besides money, a reason for developing the parks is

5. Abbey feels if you have reached the point of needing moisture from the barrel cactus

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