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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17 Terra Incognita: Into the Maze.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. We can assume that Abbey decides to set off to the mountains
(a) For a break from the August heat
(b) Because he is sick of the trailer and ramada
(c) He needs to test out his pickup on the bumpy road
(d) To escape the government officials' visit

2. Why were the little calves terrified during the roundup?
(a) They did not know where they were headed
(b) They were being separated from their mothers
(c) They had never seen a human
(d) They were afraid of the ropes and brand

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

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

5. When Abbey gets a call to help with a search, he assumes
(a) The man has drowned
(b) The missing man has died
(c) The missing man has hitched a ride out
(d) The group is over-reacting

Short Answer Questions

1. The locals in Moab's bars do not become violent, perhaps because

2. The beautiful flower Larkspur can be

3. The only sign of human life Abbey and Waterman see in the maze is

4. The desert flowers in the month of May have

5. What were Husk and Graham hoping for?

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