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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Abbey describes the voice of the desert
(a) Moaning and crying
(b) Rising to a demented howl
(c) Whirling and shrieking
(d) Screaming through the cracks
2. Blossoming near the shed behind Abbey's trailer is a dazzling
(a) Skyrocket gilia
(b) Cliffrose
(c) Indian paintbrush
(d) Scarlet penstemon
3. Edward is able to hear, but not see
(a) Highway traffic
(b) Distant hawks
(c) Canyon wrens and mourning doves
(d) Mice and rats
4. Edward attaches a red bandanna to a ridgepole in honor of
(a) Mothers' Day
(b) May Day
(c) April Fools' Day
(d) Spring Solstice
5. Edward is overcome with a desire to
(a) Trap the mice and return them to the desert
(b) Climb the mountain peaks in the distance
(c) Know and possess the scene around him
(d) Eat breakfast and walk the desert
Short Answer Questions
1. Abbey is adamant about the Navajos' inability to adapt to
2. When he sees a rattlesnake, Abbey reminds himself
3. Edward Abbey is living in isolation,
4. Hundreds of years ago, Anasazi hunters left behind
5. Abbey describes the scene he observes as
Short Essay Questions
1. For what does the author seem to be searching by taking this job?
2. What concession does Abbey make to man's ingenuity when it comes to life in the desert?
3. How does the author project his own sensibilities onto the doves that he hears calling? Why?
4. Explain why Abbey prefers not to use a flashlight in the dark.
5. How seriously is Abbey taking this government job?
6. Abbey mentions that both men he meets are married and have children. Can we assume Abbey is neither? Why or why not?
7. What does Abbey mean by "pox vobiscum," and "swinish politics?"
8. How does Abbey get rid of the rattlesnakes?
9. Where in this chapter does Abbey foreshadow a story involving quicksand?
10. Explain why many of the petroglyphs are found in caves too high for us to reach.
This section contains 960 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) |
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