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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. What is the current age estimate of the second layer of the Grand Canyon?
2. Approximately how thick is the first layer of the Grand Canyon?
3. What is the current age estimate of the eighth layer of the Grand Canyon.
4. What does Fletcher say he realized he might be doing when he hiked through the Grand Canyon?
5. How long did it take to for the Grand Canyon to form?
Short Essay Questions
1. Briefly describe the events surrounding the first supply drop Fletcher describes in "Chapter 4, Challenge."
2. How long did it take Fletcher to travel from Bass Camp to Phantom Ranch, and how was that time period broken up?
3. As Fletcher began to research the Grand Canyon in preparation for his journey, what were some of the barriers and challenges Fletcher realized he would need to consider?
4. 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.
5. What does Fletcher say was part of the problem with trying to convince engineers that the projects were a bad idea?
6. What were some intrusions on the interior of the Grand Canyon that man would make to accomplish the projects Fletcher discusses in the Epilogue?
7. At the end of the Epilogue are two updates. One is about information from "Part I, The Place." What is this update?
8. What doubts, if any, did Fletcher have about the trek through the Canyon after he decided he wanted to do it?
9. What type of conference did Fletcher attend a few weeks after the end of his journey through the Grand Canyon, and what did he learn there?
10. What were some changes Fletcher noticed soon after he left the platform over Hualpai Canyon?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe in detail the transformation of how Fletcher perceives the Havasupai Indians from the time he first encounters them in their village to when he leaves. Include details about his theories on how the influence of civilized man changed them.
Essay Topic 2
Compare different aspects of Fletcher's personality. Include specific details from the book.
Essay Topic 3
Describe Fletcher's re-entrance into civilization. What steps did he take to make sure he didn't go about it too quickly, and how did he react to society?
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