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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15 Tukuhnikivats, the Island in the Desert.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Edward Abbey is employed by the
(a) Utah State Parks
(b) National Parks Service
(c) Moab County Parks Service
(d) US Forest Service

2. Indian artifacts in the national forest are
(a) Protected by law
(b) Causing litter and debris
(c) Free for the picking
(d) Abundant

3. Edward's new home is a simple
(a) Tent
(b) Camper
(c) Mobile Home
(d) Trailer

4. Abbey wonders if a man could get used to
(a) Digging for water
(b) Melting snow for water
(c) Going without water
(d) Drinking from Salt Creek

5. Abbey likes the word, "Tukuhnikivats," which means
(a) Where the Arches watch
(b) Queen of the LaSals
(c) Where the sun lingers
(d) Home of the Utes

Short Answer Questions

1. Under Abbey's ramada on a sunny day the temperature of 110 degrees is

2. When a person is in the desert long enough he learns to

3. What is the one clue we have that the lawyer who approached Mrs. Husk was representing the government?

4. What does Abbey feel is lost with the looting of the forests' natural treasures?

5. The prickly pear cactus and its blossom exemplifies the

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