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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the government agency established to protect the rights of Native Americans?
(a) Commission of Indian Rights.
(b) Native American Commission.
(c) Bureau of Indian Affairs.
(d) Native American Administration.

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

3. Why does Fletcher say William Wallace Bass moved to the Grand Canyon area?
(a) To escape the law.
(b) To learn how to live like an Indian.
(c) To become one with nature.
(d) To find a better climate to cure or relieve his illness.

4. What is the current age estimate of the sixth layer of the Grand Canyon?
(a) 800 million years.
(b) 20 thousand years.
(c) 500 thousand years.
(d) 475 million years.

5. How long did Fletcher plan for his journey to take?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 1 week.
(d) 6 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of "Chapter 6, Rock" what was one of the things Fletcher noticed and described that was in the cave where his first cache was stored?

2. What term does the author use for what comprises the third layer of the Grand Canyon?

3. What did Fletcher say would be different about how he would fit into society after his experience in the Grand Canyon?

4. What cheerful tribal tourist manager did Fletcher meet in "Chapter 3, Interlude?"

5. What is the area directly underneath the seventh layer of the Grand Canyon?

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