Desert Solitaire Test | Final Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 134 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Desert Solitaire Test | Final Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 134 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Abbey is wistful about leaving behind
(a) His cozy trailer
(b) This valley of paradox
(c) His job
(d) His government pickup

2. The meaning of Abbey's words, "claritas, integritas, veritas" can be found in this quote:
(a) ...the desert reveals itself nakedly and cruelly, with no meaning but its own existnece
(b) I am here...to confront, immediately and directly if it's possible, the bare bones of existence
(c) To meet God or Medusa face to face, even if it means risking everything human in myself
(d) Paradox and bedrock.

3. Abbey has been promised by a Mormon woman that he
(a) Will be saved as a Mormon
(b) Will always be an atheist
(c) Will finally come around to her way of praying
(d) Will go to heaven with her

4. Abbey's decision to take a shortcut in the Havasu Canyon
(a) Led to a near-death experience
(b) Led him to sleep in the wilderness
(c) Left him without water or food
(d) Made him realize he had gone too far

5. Fred Burkett's favorite hiding place to watch for speeders was
(a) Now obsolete
(b) Sawed down by Abbey
(c) Leveled by vandals
(d) Blown over in the wind

6. Abbey's campsite is
(a) A fireplace built by Native Americans
(b) One erected previously
(c) A place he has never seen before
(d) An empty spot in a grassy field

7. Abbey describes the experience of noontime in the desert like
(a) An occult fantasy
(b) A religious experience
(c) A dark nightmare
(d) A psychedelic drug experience

8. Abbey decides to climb Tukuhnikivats
(a) By himself
(b) With his horse
(c) With his camping partner
(d) In his pickup

9. To make it easier to maneuver the rubber raft, Abbey
(a) Ties his boat to Newcomb's
(b) Keeps one hand outside the boat
(c) Gets hold of a second paddle
(d) Leans back against the stern seats

10. A large influx of tourists to the park is marked by
(a) Fourth of July
(b) The end of spring
(c) Labor Day
(d) Memorial Day

11. Abbey's concerns about preserving wilderness in this chapter are connected with
(a) His lack of patriotism
(b) His concern about personal liberties
(c) His fear of civilization
(d) His attitude toward vegetarianism

12. When Abbey finally confronts Moon-Eye, he is
(a) Gentle and kind to the horse
(b) Overly friendly and suspicious
(c) In a hurry to get him in a rope
(d) Angry and frustrated

13. Separating from other human beings feels to Abbey like
(a) An unnatural act that will lead to loss
(b) Cutting the cord, a rebirth into primeval liberty
(c) A spiritual reckoning
(d) A stab of conscience

14. Edward Abbey and Johnny try to
(a) Find vultures circling
(b) Drag the man up to the coroner's vehicle
(c) Retrace the man's activities before he died
(d) Console each other over the man's death

15. Abbey's reaction to the man's manner of death is one of
(a) Congratulatory envy
(b) Anger for his carelessness
(c) Revulsion at the sight
(d) Fear of going the same way

Short Answer Questions

1. Abbey admits that he, too, is a member of

2. Why does Abbey say he wants the wild horse, Moon-Eye?

3. The man who has initiated the search is the deceased man's

4. As a true patriot, Abbey encourages Waterman to

5. On the second day of their journey, Abbey is

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