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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What disease did Fletcher say plagued William Wallace Bass?
(a) Hepatitis.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Emphysema.
(d) Diabetes.

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

3. 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 stone cairn containing a rusty can.
(c) Jim Bailey landing a plane on an airstrip.
(d) A family putting in a boat at the shore of the Colorado River.

4. Why does Fletcher say William Wallace Bass opened a tourists' ranch?
(a) He wanted to run the other ranch out of business.
(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 had always wanted to own a tourist attraction.

5. 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) Arthritis.
(c) A swarm of bees.
(d) The world.

Short Answer Questions

1. What action by William Wallace Bass did Fletcher disagree with?

2. How does Fletcher describe the last barrier he passed after leaving Phantom Ranch as he made his way toward his next air drop?

3. How did Fletcher feel about the meeting he attended in "Part 4, Epiogue?"

4. Where did Fletcher decide to spend the last two weeks of his journey?

5. In "Chapter 9, Man," Fletcher planned to spend several days with a friend researching the Canyon. Who was this friend?

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