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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the 2nd intrusion from the outside world that Fletcher describes in "Chapter 10, Exit?"
(a) A domesticated dog.
(b) Lights from a distant cabin.
(c) The sound of a baby crying.
(d) The sound of an engineering rig motor.

2. What was Fletcher afraid would be the most tragic loss for the Grand Canyon if the proposed water plan went through?
(a) The mules.
(b) The Havasupai Village.
(c) Boss Camp.
(d) The silence.

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

4. What does Fletcher say his book could become if the Grand Canyon was not protected?
(a) A tourist guide.
(b) A bargain book.
(c) A kind of requiem on the Grand Canyon.
(d) A non-fiction travel best-seller.

5. To what did Fletcher attribute the distance traveled from Bass Trail to Phantom Ranch?
(a) His physical ability.
(b) A sturdy mule.
(c) A competent guide.
(d) Excellent maps.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the current age estimate of the third layer of the Grand Canyon?

2. What material makes up the second layer of the Grand Canyon?

3. How did Fletcher say the US Bureau of Reclamation was handling the tunnel plan?

4. On his journey from Bass Trail to Phantom Ranch, where did Fletcher spend a day doing reconnaissance?

5. When did Fletcher's journey through the Grand Canyon begin?

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