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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. 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 making his last hiking trip.
(c) He would be fulfilling a dream from his early childhood.
(d) He would be following in the footsteps of hundreds of great hikers.

2. What did "Part II, The Dream" describe?
(a) Fletcher's pans to study the Grand Canyon and travel it alone.
(b) A childhood dream of Fletcher's in which he visited an American Indian village.
(c) Fletcher's dream to become a famous explorer.
(d) A nightmare Fletcher had in which he fell from a high cliff.

3. Why might the Colorado River cause problems for Fletcher?
(a) He didn't have a boat.
(b) The animals along the river were dangerous.
(c) He was highly allergic to a plant that grew along the banks of the river.
(d) It was impassable in some parts.

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

5. Who drove Fletcher to the parking area at the edge of the Rim?
(a) Colin Fletcher.
(b) John Wesley Powell.
(c) Lorenzo Sinyala.
(d) His father.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the current age estimate of the second layer of the Grand Canyon?

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

4. What is the name of the government agency established to protect the rights of Native Americans?

5. Where was Lorenzo Sinyala born?

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