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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 does Fletcher describe the state of the Grand Canyon at the time the book was written?
(a) Finished changing.
(b) A dying canyon.
(c) Nearing destruction in a few years.
(d) Still changing.

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

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

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

5. How did Fletcher say the big moment happened when he knew he would take the journey through the Grand Canyon?
(a) There was no big moment.
(b) Unexpectedly.
(c) Slowly.
(d) Explosively.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did "Part II, The Dream" describe?

2. What does Fletcher say he knew as soon as he saw the Grand Canyon?

3. What does Fletcher say was a sacrilege when it interrupted the silence of the Grand Canyon?

4. Why might the Colorado River cause problems for Fletcher?

5. Why was the place where Fletcher arrived in "Chapter 4, Challenge" such a relief to his spirit?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the different ways Fletcher arranged to receive supplies during his journey.

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

3. 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?

4. 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?"

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

6. How long did it take Fletcher to travel from Bass Camp to Phantom Ranch, and how was that time period broken up?

7. Name and describe another aspect of the Canyon other than its appearance that struck Fletcher.

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

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

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

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