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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 Fletcher's only concern about the proposed trip?
(a) That it would be physically impossible.
(b) That his family would not support him.
(c) That he would drown.
(d) That he would be too lonely.

2. Who drove Fletcher to the parking area at the edge of the Rim?
(a) Lorenzo Sinyala.
(b) His father.
(c) Colin Fletcher.
(d) John Wesley Powell.

3. When Fletcher's idea was first fully formed, what doubts bugged him?
(a) No real doubts.
(b) What he would do about his diabetes while he was on his journey.
(c) How he would ask his boss for time off.
(d) How he would stay away from home so long.

4. What was the 3rd intrusion from the outside world that Fletcher describes in "Chapter 10, Exit?"
(a) Jim Bailey landing a plane on an airstrip.
(b) A stone cairn containing a rusty can.
(c) A skywriter writing a marriage proposal in the sky.
(d) A family putting in a boat at the shore of the Colorado River.

5. Why might the Colorado River cause problems for Fletcher?
(a) He was highly allergic to a plant that grew along the banks of the river.
(b) It was impassable in some parts.
(c) He didn't have a boat.
(d) The animals along the river were dangerous.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years did William Wallace Bass live in the Canyon?

2. What information was not sought by Fletcher before beginning his trip?

3. Whom does Fletcher describe at the beginning of "Chapter 3, Interlude?"

4. In "Chapter 7, Rhythm," how does Fletcher describe the change in how he connected to the Canyon?

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

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