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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 feature of the landscape awed Powell on August 14th?

2. Who explored the Kaibab Plateau with Powell?

3. What did Powell view in awe on September 26?

4. What happened to the three men that left the first expedition early?

5. How long did the group spend at Tusayan?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Powell not include a vivid description of the Grand Canyon in Chapter XIII?

2. Describe the town of Zuni.

3. What was the primary driving factor in determining length, direction, and location of Powell's second trip exploring the Colorado Valley?

4. Who did they meet at the end of Chapter VIII?

5. In mid July, how many months of rations did they have left? Why?

6. How many men continued on after September 1st? What did the others do?

7. What form of government did the Zuni have?

8. What marked the end of the exploration of the Colorado River Valley?

9. What were the signals of Indians in the illustrations in Chapter XI?

10. Describe the rain ceremony Powell observed.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

From what point of view is the book told? What advantages and disadvantages does this point of view provide? How might the book be different if told from an alternate point of view?

Essay Topic 2

In an essay, analyze Powell's motivation for exploring the Colorado River. Was it economic? Political? Social? Essentially, why did Powell want to explore the Colorado? Use examples from the text to support your opinion.

Essay Topic 3

Select one member of Powell's team. What strengths did he bring to the team? What liabilities did he bring? What contributions did the person make to the expedition.

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