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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did Fletcher plan for his journey to take?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 1 week.
(d) 6 months.

2. Approximately how thick is the fifth layer of the Grand Canyon?
(a) 200 feet.
(b) 500 feet.
(c) 50 feet.
(d) 1000 feet.

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

4. How long did it take to for the Grand Canyon to form?
(a) 500 Billion years.
(b) A thousand years.
(c) 200 years.
(d) Millions of years.

5. How long after he saw the Grand Canyon for the first time did Fletcher begin his trip?
(a) Exactly 2 years.
(b) About a year.
(c) Almost 2 months.
(d) About 6 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the current age estimate of the fourth layer of the Grand Canyon?

2. About what did Fletcher begin to worry in "Chapter 3, Interlude?"

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

4. Why did Fletcher decide to see the Grand Canyon the first time?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What president does Fletcher quote at the end of book, and what did the president say about the Canyon?

2. Who drove Fletcher to the starting point of his trip into the Canyon? Where was he from and how did he interact with and help Fletcher at the beginning of his journey?

3. In "Chapter 2, The Dream," where did Fletcher decide to plant two caches of food supplies and why?

4. Describe one aspect of the Havasupai Indians' current life that troubled or saddened Fletcher?

5. If performed as proposed, what were some of the possible effects of the proposed projects Fletcher warns the reader about in the Epilogue?

6. Describe the meeting between Fletcher and Jim Bailey (the pilot who air-dropped Fletcher's supplies) at the end of "Chapter 5, Transition." Include why Fletcher doubted he would see Bailey at this point in his trip and how he described Bailey when he first saw him.

7. Several incidents surrounded the time Fletcher spent with David Powell in "Chapter 9, Man" Describe one of these incidents.

8. Describe the appearance of the Canyon as Fletcher describes it in "Chapter 2, The Dream."

9. What does Fletcher say was part of the problem with trying to convince engineers that the projects were a bad idea?

10. What were some adjustments Fletcher realized he must make during the beginning of his journey?

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