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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 The Serpents of Paradise.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ten miles away past the highway, Abbey can see
(a) Dead Horse Mesa
(b) The Arches Mesa
(c) Salt Creek Mesa
(d) Mesa of Moab

2. Edward is able to hear, but not see
(a) Highway traffic
(b) Canyon wrens and mourning doves
(c) Mice and rats
(d) Distant hawks

3. Abbey describes the voice of the desert
(a) Moaning and crying
(b) Rising to a demented howl
(c) Screaming through the cracks
(d) Whirling and shrieking

4. The physical comforts in his trailer include
(a) Garbage disposal
(b) Gas fireplace
(c) Running water
(d) Cable TV

5. Edward wants to stop attributing human qualities to nature, which is called
(a) Metamophization
(b) Personification
(c) Characterization
(d) Anthropomorphism

Short Answer Questions

1. Abbey describes the scene he observes as

2. Abbey's complaint about a flashlight is that

3. Edward is overcome with a desire to

4. Edward Abbey's solution to preventing rattlesnakes is

5. On his stomach, Abbey witnesses

(see the answer key)

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