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

2. Why does Fletcher say it might have been good that he didn't start his journey right after he decided to take it?
(a) It gave him time to get the nerve together for the dangerous trip.
(b) It gave him more time to say goodbye to his family.
(c) It gave him time to fully recover from the flu.
(d) The time helped him test the idea to see whether or not he really wanted to do it.

3. In "Chapter 4, Challenge," Fletcher describes the Esplanade as a maze. What constant choice does he say a traveler had to make all along the Esplanade?
(a) How long to stay in the area.
(b) Whether to go across the rock terraces or across the talus.
(c) Whether to follow the wildlife trail or forge his own.
(d) Whether to go straight across the river or travel downstream to a narrower spot.

4. What was the first intrusion from the outside world that Fletcher outlines in "Chapter 10, Exit?"
(a) A baseball.
(b) Helicopter tracks.
(c) A group of hikers.
(d) Music from a camper's transistor radio.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On his journey from Bass Trail to Phantom Ranch, where did Fletcher spend a day doing reconnaissance?

2. What did Fletcher pass and nearly miss altogether in "Chapter 4, Challenge?"

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

4. In "Chapter 2, Reconnaissance," what does Fletcher say he realized during his trip?

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

(see the answer key)

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