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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. 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 industrial tourism at its finest
(c) He wishes people would ski only on the snow
(d) It is one more indication of freedom lost to government control

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

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

4. 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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On his trip to capture Moon-Eye, Abbey ate his lunch in the shade of

2. Moon-Eye's temperament was due to

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

4. What reigns in the desert on this late-spring day is

5. All creatures in the desert at this time of year

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Abbey not interested in living with the Supai Havasu Indians?

2. Try to explain Abbey's rambling about naming things.

3. What influences Abbey's final decision to abandon his quest for Moon-Eye?

4. What is the difference between Abbey's heat waves and a mirage?

5. Where is the heart of the desert, according to Abbey?

6. Do you think Abbey intended to risk his life by spending the entire day trying to entice Moon-Eye to come to him.

7. Why do the men make jokes about the dead man?

8. What does Abbey say, indirectly, about change?

9. Do Abbey and Newcomb enjoy the "rapids" they encounter?

10. Why do you think Abbey wants to own Moon-Eye?

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