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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who writes the introduction?

2. Where is Lee's Ferry situated?

3. Where does Doc Sarvis burn down billboards?

4. What does Smith throw at Hayduke to awaken him from a nightmare?

5. Where does Hayduke want the explosives to go off?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Doc and Abbzug argue about in the bar?

2. How does Chapter 9 express Hayduke's darker side?

3. Why does Abbzug question Doc's activities?

4. What does Smith tell the group about Bishop Love?

5. Why does Hayduke become passionate about environmental issues?

6. What do the the Governor of Utah and two officers of the Department of Public Safety discuss as they walk back to their vehicles?

7. How does this chapter show the differences between Smith and Hayduke?

8. What do the men discuss when the women go to bed?

9. What is the purpose of the introduction?

10. Describe Bonnie Abbzug's character.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the arguments for and against industrialization? What are Abbey's opinions on industrialization and how does he express them? Do you agree or disagree with Abbey?

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the characters in the book and discuss how he or she would cope in one of the following scenarios:

1. He or she is arrested.

2. He or she gets trapped just after they have laid an explosive.

3. He or she is cornered by a search and rescue team.

4. He or she appears on a TV show to discuss their political views.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the author's life. In what way are his life and personality is reflected in the book? How does he use the book to express his ideas about life and politics?

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