2. Why did Roy Scobie need to round up his cattle?
(a) To get a grazing permit
(b) To prepare them for slaughter
(c) To get them to a cooler, higher altitude
(d) They have depeleted their pasture of food

3. We learn that Abbey has a real dislike for
(a) Red ants
(b) Snakes
(c) Wind
(d) Rabbits

4. Delicate Arch has been eroded by
(a) Machinery working around the Arch
(b) Human feet climbing the Arch
(c) Rain pounding the Arch
(d) Animals inhabiting the Arch

5. Abbey compares cultures of Indians and cowboys in that
(a) Both are reduced to providng a curiosity for tourists
(b) They continue to fight among themselves
(c) Both are thriving in the face of adversity
(d) Both originated in the old West

6. "Apache Tears" are actually
(a) Arrowheads made from obsidian
(b) Crystals found in obscure caves
(c) Hidden crystals in oval rocks
(d) Dripping springs from the mountains

7. Why did Abbey's friend from Cleveland think the desert would be a better place if it had water?
(a) Because it would be more beautiful
(b) Because it would be a better tourist attraction
(c) Because it would be greener
(d) Because more people could live there

8. Any cow found without a brand
(a) Is put in a corral of strays
(b) Is taken immediately to the slaughterhouse
(c) Is left for the next rancher
(d) Belongs to the finder

9. The irony of Roy Scobie's death was that
(a) His death was harder than he had feared
(b) What he feared the most actually took place
(c) He fell off of a horse like he expected
(d) He was carefree about life

10. What does Abbey feel is lost with the looting of the forests' natural treasures?
(a) Protection from erosion
(b) A sense of prosperity
(c) Human delight
(d) Homes for wildlife

11. Just before he heard a jeep approaching, Abbey saw a
(a) A mouse
(b) A cougar
(c) A grisly bear
(d) Group of deer

12. An arroyo seco is
(a) A mesa with a view
(b) A ramada
(c) A dry stream bed
(d) A rushing river

13. Hundreds of years ago, Anasazi hunters left behind
(a) Petroglyphs
(b) Animal hides
(c) Cave dwellings
(d) Flint arrowheads

14. Abbey suggests that former cowboys, like Indians, may be
(a) Waiting for recognition by the mainstream
(b) Committing slow suicide
(c) Assimilating into American middle class
(d) Hoping for redemption

15. The prickly pear cactus and its blossom exemplifies the
(a) Unity of opposites
(b) Pain in nature
(c) The fierceness of the heat
(d) The wild rose