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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'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

2. Abbey and Newcomb are in denial about the
(a) The end of their trip
(b) The friendship they have formed
(c) Their thirst
(d) Completion of the dam

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The German who befriended Abbey was, in Abbey's opinion,

2. Fred Burkett's favorite hiding place to watch for speeders was

3. Moon-Eye rejected humans when he was subjected to

4. Why does Abbey say he wants the wild horse, Moon-Eye?

5. Moon Eye, the wild horse, has been living alone for

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Do you think Edward Abbey is a fanatic? Is his fear of a future dictatorial regime unfounded?

3. The poet to whom Abbey refers in this chapter when he says, "It was all foreseen a half century ago," is Robinson Jeffers, and his poem is entitled "Broken Balance." Why does Abbey not provide the reader with that information, when he has so adamantly laid out his reasoning and feelings for us in the previous paragraphs?

4. Why does Abbey refer to himself as a true patriot?

5. Abbey gives us two facts in the early part of this chapter that make it clear that this trip was taken in a decade long-past. What is it?

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

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

9. Why does Abbey prefer the desert to other environments?

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

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