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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. What shoots off when the organizers cut the ribbon?

2. What does Abbzug think Doc sees her as?

3. Who runs after Seldom Seen and Hayduke?

4. What character in the novel does Abbey base on the leader of a real environmental group?

5. Who does Abbzug think about as she meditates?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Abbey express his likes and dislikes in the prologue?

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

3. Why does Hayduke give into Doc's idea that they should not use violence?

4. Describe Bonnie Abbzug's character.

5. Why does Abbzug question Doc's activities?

6. Why does Smith not want to set light to the vehicles?

7. How is the bridge destroyed?

8. Why does the guard tell Smith to move on from the bridge?

9. How did Hayduke get his revenge on a police officer?

10. What is the purpose of the introduction?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of Abbey's previous book and contrast it with THE MONKEY WRENCH GANG in terms of the following:

1. Style.

2. Structure.

3. Themes.

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following and examine it what expresses about mid-1975 society:

1. Industrialism.

2. Vietnam veterans.

3. Eco-warriors.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the construction of Abbey's argument.

1. How does he introduce his ideas?

2. How does he construct his ideas to come to logical conclusion?

3. What weaknesses and strengths can you identify in Abbey's argument?

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