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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Fletcher headed at the beginning of "Chapter 9, Man"?
(a) Across the river.
(b) Back to Phantom Ranch.
(c) To the air drop site.
(d) Into a deep valley.

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

3. Why does Fletcher say William Wallace Bass moved to the Grand Canyon area?
(a) To become one with nature.
(b) To learn how to live like an Indian.
(c) To find a better climate to cure or relieve his illness.
(d) To escape the law.

4. How does Fletcher describe the last barrier he passed after leaving Phantom Ranch as he made his way toward his next air drop?
(a) An area with a high population of mountain lions.
(b) A rapid flowing portion of the river with sharp rocks and no bridge.
(c) A deep ravine that drops off into another canyon.
(d) A cliff with "snaggle-toothed projections" on its face.

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

6. What did Jim Bailey and the Park naturalist carry with them back over the Rim after speaking with Fletcher in the limestone cave?
(a) Fletcher's last hope.
(b) All the food supplies.
(c) The murmurs of life.
(d) Fletcher's only piece of rope.

7. How did Fletcher feel about leaving the Canyon in "Chapter 10 Exit?"
(a) He was ready to be up and out.
(b) He was so sad, he cried.
(c) He was disappointed that he could not stay another week.
(d) He wanted to stay and build a dude ranch.

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

9. What did Fletcher claim he began to hear as he traveled?
(a) The rhythm of the rock.
(b) A ringing in his ears.
(c) Crickets.
(d) Doves.

10. What did Fletcher spend most of his time describing and making observations about in "Chapter 6, Rock?"
(a) His sore feet.
(b) The rocks of the Grand Canyon.
(c) The weather during his journey.
(d) The sunsets in the Grand Canyon.

11. What did Fletcher say would be different about how he would fit into society after his experience in the Grand Canyon?
(a) He planned to camp outside the Canyon protesting tourists.
(b) He thought he would be a better citizen because of his new insights.
(c) He planned to live as a hermit.
(d) He was afraid he would not fit in well after spending so much time alone.

12. What did Fletcher attend a few weeks after the end of his journey through the Grand Canyon?
(a) A meeting for the Grand Canyon Tourist Committee.
(b) A meeting of environmental activists.
(c) A pow-wow with the Havasupai Indians.
(d) A conference on the Pacific Southwest Water Plan.

13. Why does Fletcher say William Wallace Bass opened a tourists' ranch?
(a) He had always wanted to own a tourist attraction.
(b) He won the property in a poker game and decided to turn it into a business.
(c) He failed to make enough money as a prospector and needed an income.
(d) He wanted to run the other ranch out of business.

14. How did Fletcher feel about leaving the Canyon in "Chapter 10 Exit?"
(a) He was disappointed that he could not stay another week.
(b) He was so sad, he cried.
(c) He wanted to stay and build a dude ranch.
(d) He was ready to be up and out..

15. At the beginning of "Chapter 10, Exit," what does Fletcher say caught up with him while he was washing in the Nankoweap Creek?
(a) A bear.
(b) A swarm of bees.
(c) Arthritis.
(d) The world.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Fletcher, what was the motivation behind the Pacific Southwest Water Plan engineers?

2. At the beginning of "Chapter 10, Exit," what does Fletcher say caught up with him while he was washing in the Nankoweap Creek?

3. What effect did the intrusions have on Fletcher?

4. To what did Fletcher attribute the distance traveled from Bass Trail to Phantom Ranch?

5. According to Fletcher, what physical effects could the Pacific Southwest Water Plan have had on the Grand Canyon?

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