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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What event sparked a desire for Fletcher to study the Grand Canyon and make a journey through it alone?
(a) A television special highlighting the place.
(b) A visit from and American Indian in a dream.
(c) The death of a close friend.
(d) An impromptu side trip made to the Grand Canyon during a cross country journey with a friend.

2. At the beginning of "Chapter 6, Rock" what was one of the things Fletcher noticed and described that was in the cave where his first cache was stored?
(a) Cave paintings.
(b) Bear tracks.
(c) A rare beetle.
(d) White limestone.

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

4. Why was the place where Fletcher arrived in "Chapter 4, Challenge" such a relief to his spirit?
(a) He found fresh water there.
(b) He found a better shelter for the night.
(c) His arrival meant he was almost done with his trip.
(d) It was a wide open area, a relief from the closed spaces of the side canyons.

5. Where was Fletcher headed at the beginning of "Chapter 9, Man"?
(a) Back to Phantom Ranch.
(b) Into a deep valley.
(c) Across the river.
(d) To the air drop site.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many feet above the Colorado River was the Tonto Platform?

2. What is another name for the Erosion Surface?

3. Where did Fletcher decide to spend the last two weeks of his journey?

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

5. Who says, "I do not think I ever really considered that things might go seriously wrong"?

(see the answer key)

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