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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Part 1 is called "The Place." What is the place?

2. What are hanging terraces?

3. What were some of the plans for his trip that Fletcher details in "Part 2, The Dream?"

4. Who is the "The Man" in The Man Who Walked Through Time?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Fletcher make camp his first night and how did he describe the area he picked for a campsite?

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

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

4. What did William Wallace Bass establish in the Grand Canyon, and how did it come about?

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

6. In "Chapter 10, Exit," what were three of the things, serious or not, Fletcher says he had gained from his journey?

7. Describe one realization Fletcher reached while sitting under the juniper tree in "Chapter 2, Dreams."

8. At the beginning of "Chapter 5, Transition," Fletcher details how the airdrop has affected him. Describe this realization.

9. What realization did Fletcher come to and write about in his journal as he noticed all the signs of man beside Nankoweap Creek in "Chapter 10, Exit?"

10. How does Fletcher say the new perspective and understanding he gained on his journey changed him in society?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Fletcher's experience when he spends four days gathering information with Doug Powell near the end of his journey. Include positive and negative elements. Include information about who Powell is and explain whether or not this experience would have been the same if they had the same meeting under different circumstances.

Essay Topic 2

Although Fletcher is in great physical shape and has lived a solitary simple lifestyle before, he has an adjustment period upon entering the Canyon. Describe the process Fletcher goes through to change himself physically and mentally to adapt to the journey during the first week.

Essay Topic 3

Choose two dangers Fletcher faces during his journey. Explain how he prepared for such dangers. Give details about the dangers and events if any where they could have changed the outcome of the journey. Conclude your essay with how Fletcher avoided the dangers and what would have happened if he had acted differently.

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