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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 river still runs at the bottom of the Grand Canyon?
(a) The Colorado River.
(b) The Mississippi River.
(c) The Gila River.
(d) The Rio Grande.

2. Where did Fletcher decide to spend the last two weeks of his journey?
(a) In a cave by the river.
(b) In the Supai village.
(c) Studying the museum of the Grand Canyon.
(d) At Bass Camp.

3. What does Fletcher say was a sacrilege when it interrupted the silence of the Grand Canyon?
(a) The squawk of a blue jay.
(b) The bray of a donkey.
(c) The screech of an owl.
(d) The honk of a horn.

4. Why does Fletcher say William Wallace Bass moved to the Grand Canyon area?
(a) To become one with nature.
(b) To find a better climate to cure or relieve his illness.
(c) To learn how to live like an Indian.
(d) To escape the law.

5. What is the area directly above the seventh layer of the Grand Canyon called?
(a) The Grand Trench.
(b) The Rim.
(c) The Red Wall.
(d) The Tonto Platform.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Fletcher's journey begin?

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

3. What was the approximate depth of the Grand Canyon at the time the book was written?

4. Where did Fletcher decide to spend the first week of his journey?

5. What was one sad reflection Fletcher recorded in his notebook in "Chapter 10, Exit?"

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