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

2. Part 1 is called "The Place." What is the place?
(a) Forester Canyon.
(b) The Grand Canyon.
(c) The Painted Desert.
(d) Arizona.

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

4. How many years did William Wallace Bass live in the Canyon?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 60 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 40 years.

5. How many feet above the Colorado River was the Tonto Platform?
(a) 100 feet.
(b) 1000 feet.
(c) 5 feet.
(d) 1 mile.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Fletcher have to change in "Chapter 2, Reconnaissance?"

2. How did Fletcher feel about the Grand Canyon during his time at Phantom Ranch?

3. Where was Fletcher headed at the beginning of "Chapter 9, Man"?

4. What was on the sheets of paper Fletcher found in "Chapter 10, Exit?"

5. How long after he saw the Grand Canyon for the first time did Fletcher begin his trip?

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