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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. With what event does "Chapter 5, Transition" begin?
(a) Wolves attacking the camp.
(b) A Cessna flying away.
(c) Fletcher running out of water.
(d) Fletcher falling into a ravine.

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

3. What did Jim Bailey and the Park naturalist carry with them back over the Rim after speaking with Fletcher in the limestone cave?
(a) Fletcher's only piece of rope.
(b) The murmurs of life.
(c) All the food supplies.
(d) Fletcher's last hope.

4. 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?
(a) "A silence built of the seconds that had ticked away, eon after eon."
(b) "A silence of the future."
(c) "Not a silence at all but the beautiful noise of nature."
(d) "A silence established by an abundance of rock."

5. Why did Fletcher stay at the Grand Canyon Village for a while just before beginning his trip?
(a) His heel was infected.
(b) He was waiting for his friend.
(c) He liked the view.
(d) He was trying to raise money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Fletcher find difficult, if not impossible, to mentally grasp and understand in "Chapter 1, Entrance?"

2. In "Chapter 7, Rhythm," how does Fletcher describe the change in how he connected to the Canyon?

3. Why does Fletcher say it might have been good that he didn't start his journey right after he decided to take it?

4. Where did Fletcher spend four days walking on his journey from Bass Trail to Phantom Ranch?

5. When did Fletcher's journey through the Grand Canyon begin?

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