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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the current age estimate of the fourth layer of the Grand Canyon?
(a) 100 million years.
(b) 300 million years.
(c) 500 million years.
(d) 50 million years.

2. What was Fletcher's reaction upon his first trip to the Rim?
(a) Laughter at all the funny people there.
(b) Shock at the majesty of what he saw.
(c) Anger at his friend for bringing him.
(d) Disgust at the destruction around him.

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

4. What did Fletcher say he saw even before he came close to the Grand Canyon?
(a) Jagged cliffs.
(b) Space.
(c) Tourists.
(d) Color.

5. When did Fletcher's journey through the Grand Canyon begin?
(a) At dusk in early February.
(b) At daybreak in mid-June.
(c) At sunset in mid-April.
(d) At noon in early October.

6. What is considered the top layer of the Grand Canyon?
(a) The Erosion Surface.
(b) The Inner Gorge.
(c) The top of the Rim.
(d) The Tonto Platform.

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

8. What did Fletcher pass and nearly miss altogether in "Chapter 4, Challenge?"
(a) The trail through the ravine.
(b) The only fresh water for miles.
(c) The first air drop of supplies.
(d) The gap in the pass.

9. What is the name of the government agency established to protect the rights of Native Americans?
(a) Commission of Indian Rights.
(b) Native American Administration.
(c) Bureau of Indian Affairs.
(d) Native American Commission.

10. What cheerful tribal tourist manager did Fletcher meet in "Chapter 3, Interlude?"
(a) John Wesley Powell.
(b) Lorenzo Sinyala.
(c) Colin Fletcher.
(d) Neil Ukwalla.

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

12. What questions does Fletcher say he hoped he would find some solutions for as he traveled the Grand Canyon?
(a) "Where did we come from?" and "What are we doing here?""
(b) "How do the Havasupai live?" and "What is the history of the mule?"
(c) "Was there really a great flood?" and "Is the Grand Canyon really as old as they say?"
(d) "How long can a man go without human contact?" and "What current wild animals can be domesticated?"

13. What material makes up the first and youngest layer of the Grand Canyon?
(a) Limestone.
(b) Silt.
(c) Quartz.
(d) Volcanic ash.

14. What urge came to Fletcher's mind as he witnessed the different sights at the Rim?
(a) To leave and never come back.
(b) To hike the canyon.
(c) To swim across the river.
(d) To climb the mountain.

15. In "Chapter 2, Reconnaissance," what does Fletcher say he realized during his trip?
(a) The insignificance of man in comparison to the Grand Canyon and nature.
(b) He would be financially ruined when he returned home.
(c) He had a desire to become an archeologist.
(d) This would be the last trip he was physically able to make.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Fletcher stay at the Grand Canyon Village for a while just before beginning his trip?

2. Who drove Fletcher to the parking area at the edge of the Rim?

3. What did Fletcher find difficult, if not impossible, to mentally grasp and understand in "Chapter 1, Entrance?"

4. What kind of condition was Fletcher in at the beginning of his trip?

5. What substance comprises the fourth layer of the Grand Canyon?

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