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

2. Where did Fletcher go to ask questions about the area in which he would be traveling?
(a) The Arizona State Park Building.
(b) The Forestry Service Office.
(c) The Desert Travel Information Center.
(d) The Grand Canyon National Park Office.

3. How does "Part 1, The Place" begin?
(a) With facts about the Grand Canyon.
(b) With information on traveling through Arizona.
(c) With advice on hiking.
(d) With facts about tourist destinations in the United States.

4. What does Fletcher say he realized he might be doing when he hiked through the Grand Canyon?
(a) He would come as close to traveling back through time as possible.
(b) He would be fulfilling a dream from his early childhood.
(c) He would be following in the footsteps of hundreds of great hikers.
(d) He would be making his last hiking trip.

5. How long is the Grand Canyon?
(a) Just under 30 miles long.
(b) More than two hundred miles long.
(c) Between 50 and 100 miles long.
(d) One thousand miles long.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Fletcher, what would the rest of nature around the Grand Canyon do?

2. How did Fletcher redefine the path of his trip?

3. What urge came to Fletcher's mind as he witnessed the different sights at the Rim?

4. When did Fletcher's dream become a reality?

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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