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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 did Abbey major in at university?
(a) Philosophy.
(b) Psychology.
(c) English.
(d) Spanish.

2. In what part of the USA is the novel set?
(a) Northwest.
(b) Southwest.
(c) East.
(d) West.

3. What event are several hundred people attending?
(a) The opening of a new road.
(b) The opening of a new bridge.
(c) The opening of a dam.
(d) The opening of a supermarket.

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

5. Who writes the introduction?
(a) Henry Green.
(b) Douglas Brinkley.
(c) Edward Abbey.
(d) Thmas Cooke.

Short Answer Questions

1. What state does the bridge cross over into?

2. What does Hayduke do as he drives around the desert?

3. Where does Doc Sarvis burn down billboards?

4. Where is Lee's Ferry situated?

5. What has Doc Sarvis named his task of burning billboards?

(see the answer key)

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