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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many layers of the Grand Canyon are shown in the schematic in "Part 3, The Journey?"
(a) 20.
(b) 12.
(c) 8.
(d) 5.

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

3. Why might the Colorado River cause problems for Fletcher?
(a) It was impassable in some parts.
(b) He didn't have a boat.
(c) He was highly allergic to a plant that grew along the banks of the river.
(d) The animals along the river were dangerous.

4. What information was not sought by Fletcher before beginning his trip?
(a) Information about the possibility of attacks by wild boar.
(b) Information about trails.
(c) Information about the existence of water sources.
(d) Information about weather.

5. What river still runs at the bottom of the Grand Canyon?
(a) The Colorado River.
(b) The Rio Grande.
(c) The Gila River.
(d) The Mississippi River.

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

7. What is considered the top layer of the Grand Canyon?
(a) The Inner Gorge.
(b) The top of the Rim.
(c) The Tonto Platform.
(d) The Erosion Surface.

8. What is the area directly underneath the seventh layer of the Grand Canyon?
(a) Esplanade.
(b) The Grand Platform.
(c) The Erosion Surface.
(d) The Angle Pass.

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

10. What does the book say geologists believe formed the Grand Canyon?
(a) A large sea that evaporated after a 200 year drought.
(b) An earthquake.
(c) The Colorado River.
(d) A volcanic eruption.

11. How does Fletcher describe the Grand Canyon?
(a) "A chasm . . . like a gigantic and impossible desert crevasse."
(b) "A gigantic hole in the desert plateau."
(c) "An upside-down mountain wonder."
(d) "Huge stacks of multicolored rock."

12. Approximately how thick is the fifth layer of the Grand Canyon?
(a) 200 feet.
(b) 50 feet.
(c) 1000 feet.
(d) 500 feet.

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

14. How long did Dr. Harvey Butchart study the Grand Canyon?
(a) 17 years.
(b) He never studied it.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 25 years.

15. What is the current age estimate of the seventh layer of the Grand Canyon?
(a) 500 million years.
(b) 30 thousand years.
(c) 1 billion years.
(d) 750 thousand years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Fletcher go to ask questions about the area in which he would be traveling?

2. How did Fletcher say the big moment happened when he knew he would take the journey through the Grand Canyon?

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

4. What event sparked a desire for Fletcher to study the Grand Canyon and make a journey through it alone?

5. What was Fletcher's only concern about the proposed trip?

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