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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did geologists say disrupted the Colorado River's flow and lead to the formation of the Grand Canyon?
(a) A volcano.
(b) An upheaval of earth.
(c) A land slide.
(d) A comet.

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

3. When did Fletcher's journey through the Grand Canyon begin?
(a) At dusk in early February.
(b) At daybreak in mid-June.
(c) At noon in early October.
(d) At sunset in mid-April.

4. What substance comprises the fourth layer of the Grand Canyon?
(a) Sandstone.
(b) Redwall Limestone.
(c) Flagstone.
(d) Quartz.

5. How long after he saw the Grand Canyon for the first time did Fletcher begin his trip?
(a) Exactly 2 years.
(b) Almost 2 months.
(c) About 6 months.
(d) About a year.

6. What places were presumably named for a member of Lorenzo Sinyala's family?
(a) Mount Sinyala and Sinyala Canyon.
(b) Sinyala Trail and Sinyala Plateau.
(c) Lorenzo Trail and Sinyala Ravine.
(d) Lorenzo Lake and Sinyala Creek.

7. What was one of the first things Fletcher noticed as he began his journey?
(a) The sound of crickets and frogs.
(b) The darkness of the night.
(c) The vast silence and emptiness of the canyon.
(d) The moonlight reflecting on the rocks.

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

9. What material comprises the sixth layer of the Grand Canyon?
(a) Quartz.
(b) Bright Angel Shale.
(c) Sandstone.
(d) Silt.

10. About what did Fletcher begin to worry in "Chapter 3, Interlude?"
(a) The lack of modern technology in the Supai village.
(b) Bad weather.
(c) The endangered animals living in the canyon.
(d) His injured ankle.

11. Where did Fletcher's journey begin?
(a) The Grand Ravine.
(b) The Rio Grande.
(c) The Alamo.
(d) Hualpai Hilltop.

12. What kind of condition was Fletcher in at the beginning of his trip?
(a) Great physical condition.
(b) Just recovering from influenza.
(c) Diabetic but with great stamina.
(d) Suffering from rheumatoid arthritis.

13. What event sparked a desire for Fletcher to study the Grand Canyon and make a journey through it alone?
(a) The death of a close friend.
(b) A visit from and American Indian in a dream.
(c) A television special highlighting the place.
(d) An impromptu side trip made to the Grand Canyon during a cross country journey with a friend.

14. Why was the place where Fletcher arrived in "Chapter 4, Challenge" such a relief to his spirit?
(a) It was a wide open area, a relief from the closed spaces of the side canyons.
(b) His arrival meant he was almost done with his trip.
(c) He found fresh water there.
(d) He found a better shelter for the night.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Fletcher says while studying the Grand Canyon he realized the silence there was not a timeless one as he first thought. How does he define it instead?

2. What does Fletcher say was a sacrilege when it interrupted the silence of the Grand Canyon?

3. How long is the Grand Canyon?

4. What are hanging terraces?

5. What is considered the top layer of the Grand Canyon?

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