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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. About what did Fletcher begin to worry in "Chapter 3, Interlude?"
(a) His injured ankle.
(b) The endangered animals living in the canyon.
(c) The lack of modern technology in the Supai village.
(d) Bad weather.

2. What advice did Lorenzo Sinyala offer to Fletcher?
(a) Sound advice about walking long distances.
(b) Sound advice about marriage.
(c) Sound advice regarding the downward trail and the Supai village.
(d) Sound advice about escaping a bear attack.

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

4. What were two things Fletcher mentions could have made parts of his path impassable?
(a) The Native American population and the mountain.
(b) The desert and rattlesnake nests.
(c) Wolves and bears.
(d) The Colorado River and the hanging terraces.

5. In "Chapter 4, Challenge," Fletcher describes the Esplanade as a maze. What constant choice does he say a traveler had to make all along the Esplanade?
(a) How long to stay in the area.
(b) Whether to go across the rock terraces or across the talus.
(c) Whether to go straight across the river or travel downstream to a narrower spot.
(d) Whether to follow the wildlife trail or forge his own.

Short Answer Questions

1. Approximately how thick is the fifth layer of the Grand Canyon?

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

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

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

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

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