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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. The Grand Canyon is found in the northern part of what state?
(a) Nevada.
(b) Colorado.
(c) New Mexico.
(d) Arizona.

2. What were two things Fletcher mentions could have made parts of his path impassable?
(a) Wolves and bears.
(b) The desert and rattlesnake nests.
(c) The Native American population and the mountain.
(d) The Colorado River and the hanging terraces.

3. What advice did Lorenzo Sinyala offer to Fletcher?
(a) Sound advice about walking long distances.
(b) Sound advice about escaping a bear attack.
(c) Sound advice regarding the downward trail and the Supai village.
(d) Sound advice about marriage.

4. How many feet above the Colorado River was the Tonto Platform?
(a) 1000 feet.
(b) 5 feet.
(c) 1 mile.
(d) 100 feet.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Fletcher say he realized he might be doing when he hiked through the Grand Canyon?

2. What substance comprises the fourth layer of the Grand Canyon?

3. What is another name for the Erosion Surface?

4. What questions does Fletcher say he hoped he would find some solutions for as he traveled the Grand Canyon?

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

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