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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. The Grand Canyon is found in the northern part of what state?
(a) Nevada.
(b) Colorado.
(c) Arizona.
(d) New Mexico.

2. What were two things Fletcher mentions could have made parts of his path impassable?
(a) The desert and rattlesnake nests.
(b) The Native American population and the mountain.
(c) Wolves and bears.
(d) The Colorado River and the hanging terraces.

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

4. In "Chapter 4, Challenge," Fletcher describes the Esplanade as a maze. What constant choice does he say a traveler had to make all along the Esplanade?
(a) Whether to go across the rock terraces or across the talus.
(b) How long to stay in the area.
(c) Whether to go straight across the river or travel downstream to a narrower spot.
(d) Whether to follow the wildlife trail or forge his own.

5. What did geologists say disrupted the Colorado River's flow and lead to the formation of the Grand Canyon?
(a) A land slide.
(b) A comet.
(c) A volcano.
(d) An upheaval of earth.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What was one of the first things Fletcher noticed as he began his journey?

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

5. What is the current age estimate of the eighth layer of the Grand Canyon.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was the difference between how Fletcher viewed the area around Phantom Ranch and how those visiting more recently from the outside world viewed it in "Chapter 8, Life?"

3. What were some intrusions on the interior of the Grand Canyon that man would make to accomplish the projects Fletcher discusses in the Epilogue?

4. How did Fletcher spend the year between his decision to travel through the Canyon and his actual start date?

5. At the end of the Epilogue are two updates. One is about information from the original Epilogue. Summarize the information in this update.

6. Even though the view from the Rim of the Grand Canyon might have remained somewhat the same, what important aspect of Fletcher's journey does he say would surely have been destroyed by the projects proposed in the Epilogue, and what effect would that have had on the Canyon as a whole?

7. 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.

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

9. During his week at Phantom Ranch, Fletcher experienced a change. What was this change, and what was one thing that contributed to it?

10. Briefly describe the event that sparked Fletcher's desire to travel through the Grand Canyon alone.

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