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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. 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) How long to stay in the area.
(b) Whether to go straight across the river or travel downstream to a narrower spot.
(c) Whether to go across the rock terraces or across the talus.
(d) Whether to follow the wildlife trail or forge his own.

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

3. What places were presumably named for a member of Lorenzo Sinyala's family?
(a) Mount Sinyala and Sinyala Canyon.
(b) Lorenzo Trail and Sinyala Ravine.
(c) Sinyala Trail and Sinyala Plateau.
(d) Lorenzo Lake and Sinyala Creek.

4. Where did Fletcher go to ask questions about the area in which he would be traveling?
(a) The Forestry Service Office.
(b) The Desert Travel Information Center.
(c) The Arizona State Park Building.
(d) The Grand Canyon National Park Office.

5. What are hanging terraces?
(a) Hanging gardens.
(b) Porches at the Grand Canyon National Park Office that hang over the canyon.
(c) Narrow sloping ledges.
(d) Walkways without guardrails

Short Answer Questions

1. What river still runs at the bottom of the Grand Canyon?

2. What is the area directly underneath the seventh layer of the Grand Canyon?

3. What did the note found in Fletcher's care package say?

4. How long is the Grand Canyon?

5. What questions does Fletcher say he hoped he would find some solutions for as he traveled the Grand Canyon?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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.

2. What doubts, if any, did Fletcher have about the trek through the Canyon after he decided he wanted to do it?

3. Describe Fletcher's reaction upon reaching the Esplanade at the beginning of "Chapter 4, Challenge."

4. What was one part of his surroundings that Fletcher describes as he is in the cave and how does he describe it?

5. Briefly describe the events surrounding the first supply drop Fletcher describes in "Chapter 4, Challenge."

6. Describe one "compulsive walking" trip Fletcher mentions in a footnote of "Chapter 2, Dreams."

7. At the end of the Epilogue are two updates. One is about information from "Part I, The Place." What is this update?

8. In "Chapter 4, Challenge," Fletcher details several "stupidities" that caused delays in his trip toward Sinyala Canyon. Describe one of these "stupidities."

9. What were some ways Fletcher planned to deal with the barriers and challenges he expected to face on his journey?

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

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