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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Parts 1 and 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Fletcher say he saw even before he came close to the Grand Canyon?
(a) Jagged cliffs.
(b) Space.
(c) Tourists.
(d) Color.

2. What urge came to Fletcher's mind as he witnessed the different sights at the Rim?
(a) To climb the mountain.
(b) To hike the canyon.
(c) To leave and never come back.
(d) To swim across the river.

3. Who says, "I do not think I ever really considered that things might go seriously wrong"?
(a) William Wallace Bass.
(b) John Wesley Powell.
(c) Lorenzo Sinyala.
(d) Colin Fletcher.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the approximate depth of the Grand Canyon at the time the book was written?

2. What part of nature is not described in "Part 2, The Dream?"

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

4. What lifestyle does Fletcher describe in a footnote in "Part 2, The Dream?"

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

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