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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Moon-Eye's temperament was due to
(a) Inflammation of one of his eyes
(b) Having been lost for so long
(c) Having been separated from his mother as a colt
(d) Bad genes from his mother

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

3. The only sign of human life Abbey and Waterman see in the maze is
(a) A snake petroglyph
(b) Footprints
(c) Old tent poles
(d) A beer can

4. On the second day of their journey, Abbey is
(a) Hoping the trip ends soon
(b) Creatively suppressed
(c) Peaceful and blissful
(d) Wishing to be back in Moab

5. Beyond the timberline Abbey observes
(a) Gathering stom clouds
(b) The pine forest
(c) The alpenglow
(d) Heavy snow

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

7. Under Abbey's ramada on a sunny day the temperature of 110 degrees is
(a) Comfortable and pleasant
(b) Hot enough for heastroke
(c) Too hot to breathe
(d) Hotter than inside the trailer

8. Abbey sees the value of wilderness, in a political sense, as
(a) An escape from the city for industry workers
(b) A base for resistance to central domination
(c) A military mecca
(d) A remote place for the govenrment to set up new programs

9. All creatures in the desert at this time of year
(a) Search for food in the late afternoon
(b) Stay in the shade as much as possible
(c) Live near water
(d) Eat whatever walks by

10. Abbey admits that he, too, is a member of
(a) Freeway traffic
(b) A civilized tribe
(c) The local grange
(d) The human rat race

11. Abbey often mentions tamarisks. A tamarisk is a
(a) A lake in the canyon
(b) A soaring, large-winged bird
(c) A wild animal related to the wolf
(d) Tree with pink plumes

12. Why does Abbey say he wants the wild horse, Moon-Eye?
(a) He wants him for transportation
(b) He says he does not know
(c) He wants to see his huge hooves
(d) He is curious about a reclusive horse

13. 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

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

15. Abbey uses a piece of hollow cane to create a
(a) Pipe for tobacco
(b) A new walking stick
(c) A digging tool
(d) Siphon for getting water

Short Answer Questions

1. Abbey's decision to take a shortcut in the Havasu Canyon

2. We can assume that Abbey decides to set off to the mountains

3. The difference between the desert and other geographic areas is its

4. Abbey's exploration of the Maze with Bob Waterman is

5. In late summer the quietness, or somnolence of the desert leaves Abbey feeling

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