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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 pet horse back in Albuquerque
(c) How he will die and be eaten
(d) His own childhood

3. The desert winds of May have
(a) Cleaned out the flowers and debris
(b) Brought huge thunderclouds
(c) Burned the green things to saffron and auburn
(d) Dried the river to a stream

4. Abbey can be said to be a high-level
(a) Atheist
(b) Conservative
(c) Mormon
(d) Cynic

5. Abbey feels the only real paradise is
(a) The here and now, and the real earth
(b) The fantasy of skiing in unison
(c) The mythical Garden of Eden
(d) Moab, Utah

6. 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) Paradox and bedrock.
(d) To meet God or Medusa face to face, even if it means risking everything human in myself

7. The character Mackie is
(a) A temporary replacement for Viviano
(b) A friend of the rangers'
(c) An old friend of Abbey's
(d) A Mormon from Utah

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

9. The man who has initiated the search is the deceased man's
(a) Cousin
(b) Father
(c) Brother
(d) Nephew

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

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

12. 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

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

14. After Moon-Eye rushed Abbey and ran fifty feet away, Abbey waited on him for
(a) A full hour
(b) The rest of the afternoon
(c) A few minutes longer
(d) Through the entire evening

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On the beach for the evening, the most rewarding thing seems to be

2. Abbey wishes that the tourists would get out of their vehicles and

3. Abbey gives us an idea of how he laces his conversations with tourists

4. Abbey often mentions tamarisks. A tamarisk is a

5. Floating through the rapids leaves the two boaters

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