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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What part of nature is not described in "Part 2, The Dream?"
(a) The beauty of the Grand Canyon.
(b) Various rocks.
(c) The immenseness and timelessness of the Rim.
(d) The peace of the ocean.

4. What is the current age estimate of the fourth layer of the Grand Canyon?
(a) 100 million years.
(b) 500 million years.
(c) 50 million years.
(d) 300 million years.

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

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

7. What is the current age estimate of the third layer of the Grand Canyon?
(a) 275 million years.
(b) 500 thousand years.
(c) 350 million years.
(d) 800 years.

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

9. What were some of the necessary items Fletcher took with him on his journey?
(a) A portable raft, cell phone, and mace.
(b) Sleeping bag, dehydrated rations, and an air mattress.
(c) A shotgun, a device to purify water, and snake repellant.
(d) A life jacket, fishing pole, and a bucket of worms.

10. What material makes up the seventh layer of the Grand Canyon?
(a) Limestone.
(b) Tapeats sandstone.
(c) Marble.
(d) Granite.

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

12. What did the note found in Fletcher's care package say?
(a) Fletcher's wife loved him.
(b) Jim Bailey would arrive in Bass Camp when Fletcher was due to arrive.
(c) Fletcher would need to remain in Bass Camp one week to wait for supplies.
(d) There would be no more care packages.

13. What does Fletcher say he knew as soon as he saw the Grand Canyon?
(a) He would soon be hangliding over the Canyon.
(b) The way he saw things would change.
(c) This place would make him famous.
(d) His fear of heights was coming back.

14. About how long did Fletcher stay at the Grand Canyon Village?
(a) 1 month.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 1 year.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are hanging terraces?

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

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

4. What did "Part II, The Dream" describe?

5. What did the Fletcher have to change in "Chapter 2, Reconnaissance?"

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