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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Major John Wesley Powell was the first to
(a) The government's advocate for the Hoover Dam
(b) Explore the Colorado River and its environment
(c) A force in drowing Glen Canyon
(d) The military force behind Lake Powell

2. On the beach for the evening, the most rewarding thing seems to be
(a) Being dry
(b) Being off the water
(c) Not being cramped
(d) Food

3. Abbey wishes that the tourists would get out of their vehicles and
(a) Drink from the streams
(b) Have a Coke
(c) Buy some lunch
(d) Walk on the land

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

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

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

7. The German who befriended Abbey was, in Abbey's opinion,
(a) A crazy Bavarian
(b) A Zionist
(c) A typical, common Nazi
(d) A naieve German

8. Why does the sign instructing skiers to ski in a clockwise direction irk Edward Abbey?
(a) He feels people should ski in both directions
(b) It is one more indication of freedom lost to government control
(c) He wishes people would ski only on the snow
(d) It is industrial tourism at its finest

9. Moon-Eye rejected humans when he was subjected to
(a) Having to go all day without water
(b) A violent beating
(c) Human food
(d) Being ridden too long

10. As a true patriot, Abbey encourages Waterman to
(a) Hide from the draft
(b) Find himself
(c) Go back to his real life
(d) Fight in the war proudly

11. The desert flowers in the month of May have
(a) Been overwatered and are drowning
(b) Withered and gone to seed
(c) Finally blossomed
(d) Flourished and are thriving

12. Abbey tries to convince Moon-Eye to come with by telling him a story about
(a) How he will get the others and come for him
(b) His own childhood
(c) How he will die and be eaten
(d) His pet horse back in Albuquerque

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

14. The pika is an animal that lives and feeds on
(a) Larkspur
(b) Buttercups
(c) Alpine violets
(d) Tundra

15. What reigns in the desert on this late-spring day is
(a) The sun
(b) The clean air
(c) The tourists
(d) The wind

Short Answer Questions

1. Unlike Thoreau, Abbey's intention is to

2. The heat of the desert makes objects appear

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

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

5. Abbey's concerns about preserving wilderness in this chapter are connected with

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