Reading Quiz 10 Desert Solitaire Author’s Intro through Cliffrose and Bayonets
You have 15 minutes and one attempt to complete this quiz on Desert Solitaire --"Author's
Introduction" through "Cliffrose and Bayonets" (pages ix-47 in Ballantine edition). This quiz will be unavailable after 8:30am Tuesday, 10/26/10.
RQ10 Abbey works as a
Ranger.
Geologist.
Tour Guide.
Timber Faller.
None of the above.
RQ10 Abbey claims that a flashlight
Is the single most valuable piece of equipment in the outdoors.
Separates humans from the world around them.
Can be used as weapon in an emergency.
Allows humans to access parts of the wild they wouldn’t ordinarily access.
None of the above.
RQ10 When Abbey finds a rattlesnake beneath the doorstep, he
Befriends it and keeps it in his shirt.
Cuts its head off with a garden hoe.
Shoots it with a .45 caliber handgun.
Uses a garden hoe to move it away from the trailer.
None of the above.
RQ10 Of predators, Abbey says
The government needs to exercise more control.
The grizzly bear is superior.
The Mexican Gray Wolf is superior.
We need more.
None of the above.
RQ10 When Abbey spots a rabbit hiding under a bush, he
Coaxes it out with food.
Kills it.
Traps it and feeds it to his snake.
Scares it by screaming and shouting.
None of the above.