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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Origins I: A.K. Sarvis, M.D. and Origins II: George W. Hayduke.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What character in the novel does Abbey base on the leader of a real environmental group?
(a) Dr. Boss.
(b) Hayduke.
(c) Brinkley.
(d) Abbey.

2. What does George Hayduke think is destroying the landscape?
(a) War.
(b) Housing developments.
(c) Industry.
(d) Cars.

3. Who usually arrives 15 minutes after Sarvis has burned down the billboards?
(a) The billboard owners.
(b) The police.
(c) The advertisers
(d) The highway commissioners.

4. What kind of car does Hayduke steal?
(a) A tank.
(b) A delivery truck.
(c) A patrol car.
(d) An ambulance.

5. How is the bridge destroyed?
(a) It is cut down.
(b) It is burned down.
(c) It is shot down.
(d) It explodes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What canyon does the bridge stretch across?

2. Where was Edward Abbey raised?

3. What shoots off when the organizers cut the ribbon?

4. What does Doc's bumber sticker state?

5. In what part of the USA is the novel set?

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