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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to the three men that left the first expedition early?
(a) They made it to the Mormon village.
(b) They became rich after selling their story to the press.
(c) They were killed by Indians.
(d) They return with Powell to try again.

2. What is the park in Chapter VIII named after?
(a) Waterfalls.
(b) Canyons.
(c) Echoes.
(d) Rocks.

3. How far away was the Uinta Indian settlement from the river?
(a) 40 miles.
(b) 10 miles.
(c) 3 miles.
(d) 5 miles.

4. What shape is Bowknot Bend?
(a) Figure eight.
(b) Horsehoe.
(c) Circle.
(d) Star.

5. What did Powell view in awe on September 26?
(a) The Kaibab Plateau.
(b) The Colorado River.
(c) Lake Powell.
(d) The Grand Canyon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who replenished the remaining men's supplies after Grand Wash?

2. Which of Powell's men decided to not continue on the journey at the end of Chapter VIII?

3. Who did Powell visit at the Uinta settlement?

4. What were the women doing that Powell's party came across on the way to the Grand Canyon?

5. Who did Powell get in a dangerous situation with climbing cliffs in Chapter VIII?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Powell party travel after Tusayan?

2. What town did the group reach on September 11th, 1870? What did they do there?

3. What evidence of Indians did Powell crew find on the Colorado?

4. In Chapter XI, the boats were able to travel faster. Why?

5. What made the crew sick at the beginning of Chapter IX?

6. Describe the features of Glen Canyon.

7. Describe the rain ceremony Powell observed.

8. What items were lost in the wreck on July 11th?

9. What problems did the group have at Echo Park?

10. After the crew left the Canyon of Desolation, what were the names of the features of the river in Chapter IX?

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