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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 kind of writer does McKibben characterize Abbey as?

2. Who do Hayduke and Abbzug discuss?

3. What do robots insert up Smith's nose and anus?

4. What does Hayduke say the soldiers shot at at the Maze instead of him?

5. Where does Hayduke come to after he is knocked out?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Hayduke think it is a good idea to destroy the bulldozers?

2. How does Doc show his anger in this section?

3. How does Hayduke upset Abbzug?

4. How does Hayduke save Abbzug?

5. How do the characters' lives change after the trial?

6. How do Doc and Abbzug get out of trouble at the beginning of this section?

7. How does the group blow up the train tracks?

8. How is Hayduke a different person when he smokes marijuana?

9. Why does Doc think Hayduke is trustworthy?

10. How does Hayduke get away from Bishop Love at the cafe?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Aside from the main characters, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the book's chronological setting.

1. What were the main concerns during the 1970s? How does the author express these concerns?

2. How would the author change the book if it were set in today's society?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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