View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapters 1-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the approximate depth of the Grand Canyon at the time the book was written?
(a) 1 mile.
(b) 500 feet.
(c) 5 miles.
(d) 2000 feet.

2. What does Fletcher say he realized he might be doing when he hiked through the Grand Canyon?
(a) He would be making his last hiking trip.
(b) He would be following in the footsteps of hundreds of great hikers.
(c) He would come as close to traveling back through time as possible.
(d) He would be fulfilling a dream from his early childhood.

3. Who says, "I do not think I ever really considered that things might go seriously wrong"?
(a) Lorenzo Sinyala.
(b) John Wesley Powell.
(c) Colin Fletcher.
(d) William Wallace Bass.

4. What material makes up the seventh layer of the Grand Canyon?
(a) Marble.
(b) Granite.
(c) Tapeats sandstone.
(d) Limestone.

5. What are hanging terraces?
(a) Porches at the Grand Canyon National Park Office that hang over the canyon.
(b) Hanging gardens.
(c) Narrow sloping ledges.
(d) Walkways without guardrails

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the note found in Fletcher's care package say?

2. When did Fletcher's journey through the Grand Canyon begin?

3. Where did Fletcher arrive in "Chapter 4, Challenge" that was such a relief to him?

4. What event sparked a desire for Fletcher to study the Grand Canyon and make a journey through it alone?

5. With what event does "Chapter 5, Transition" begin?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 326 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample