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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapters 1-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Fletcher's journey begin?
(a) Hualpai Hilltop.
(b) The Rio Grande.
(c) The Grand Ravine.
(d) The Alamo.

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

3. What are hanging terraces?
(a) Narrow sloping ledges.
(b) Porches at the Grand Canyon National Park Office that hang over the canyon.
(c) Hanging gardens.
(d) Walkways without guardrails

4. When did Fletcher's dream become a reality?
(a) Never.
(b) Late February.
(c) Early December.
(d) Mid-April.

5. What did Fletcher pass and nearly miss altogether in "Chapter 4, Challenge?"
(a) The only fresh water for miles.
(b) The first air drop of supplies.
(c) The trail through the ravine.
(d) The gap in the pass.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the area directly underneath the seventh layer of the Grand Canyon?

2. What did geologists say disrupted the Colorado River's flow and lead to the formation of the Grand Canyon?

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

4. How many layers of the Grand Canyon are shown in the schematic in "Part 3, The Journey?"

5. About what did Fletcher begin to worry in "Chapter 3, Interlude?"

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