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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the Fletcher, how did the changes in the earth that formed the Grand Canyon happen?
(a) Moderately after a cataclysmic event.
(b) Quickly after an eruption.
(c) Very slowly.
(d) Dramatically with a large explosion.

2. How many layers of the Grand Canyon are shown in the schematic in "Part 3, The Journey?"
(a) 20.
(b) 5.
(c) 12.
(d) 8.

3. What are layers 4 through 6 of the Grand Canyon called?
(a) The Great Unconformity.
(b) The Red Wall.
(c) Esplanade.
(d) The Rim.

4. What were some of the plans for his trip that Fletcher details in "Part 2, The Dream?"
(a) Plans for a mule to help him navigate the Grand Canyon.
(b) Plans to arrange for a replacement for him at work.
(c) Plans to arrange for food and water during his trip.
(d) Plans to arrange a series of interviews with newspapers about his trip.

5. About what did Fletcher begin to worry in "Chapter 3, Interlude?"
(a) His injured ankle.
(b) The lack of modern technology in the Supai village.
(c) Bad weather.
(d) The endangered animals living in the canyon.

6. Why did Fletcher decide to see the Grand Canyon the first time?
(a) He took a dare.
(b) He felt it was an important thing for a tourist in the area to see.
(c) He didn't decide. It was a surprise trip from his girlfriend.
(d) He wanted to paint a picture of it.

7. What information was not sought by Fletcher before beginning his trip?
(a) Information about the existence of water sources.
(b) Information about weather.
(c) Information about trails.
(d) Information about the possibility of attacks by wild boar.

8. What is the current age estimate of the seventh layer of the Grand Canyon?
(a) 500 million years.
(b) 30 thousand years.
(c) 750 thousand years.
(d) 1 billion years.

9. How many layers are included in the Rim?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 8.

10. What does Fletcher say he knew as soon as he saw the Grand Canyon?
(a) This place would make him famous.
(b) His fear of heights was coming back.
(c) He would soon be hangliding over the Canyon.
(d) The way he saw things would change.

11. Why did Fletcher rule out following a route along the Colorado River?
(a) It crossed into an area sacred to the Havasupai Indians.
(b) It had many deep gorges and impassable areas.
(c) It changed to an underground stream in places and was hard to follow.
(d) He was afraid of the roaring water.

12. How did Fletcher redefine the path of his trip?
(a) From "one end of the Grand Canyon to the other" to "one end of the Grand Canyon National Park to the other."
(b) From "through the Canyon" to "around the Rim."
(c) From "through the Canyon" to "to the Canyon floor and back."
(d) From "around the Rim" to "along the Colorado River."

13. About how long did Fletcher stay at the Grand Canyon Village?
(a) 5 days.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 1 month.
(d) 2 weeks.

14. What kind of condition was Fletcher in at the beginning of his trip?
(a) Just recovering from influenza.
(b) Great physical condition.
(c) Suffering from rheumatoid arthritis.
(d) Diabetic but with great stamina.

15. Whom does Fletcher describe at the beginning of "Chapter 3, Interlude?"
(a) The tourists.
(b) His family.
(c) The Havasupai Indians.
(d) The park rangers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What urge came to Fletcher's mind as he witnessed the different sights at the Rim?

2. When Fletcher's idea was first fully formed, what doubts bugged him?

3. With what event does "Chapter 5, Transition" begin?

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

5. What does Fletcher say was a sacrilege when it interrupted the silence of the Grand Canyon?

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