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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. Why did Fletcher rule out following a route along the Colorado River?
(a) It crossed into an area sacred to the Havasupai Indians.
(b) It had many deep gorges and impassable areas.
(c) He was afraid of the roaring water.
(d) It changed to an underground stream in places and was hard to follow.

2. About how long did Fletcher stay at the Grand Canyon Village?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 5 days.

3. What is the current age estimate of the eighth layer of the Grand Canyon.
(a) 1 to 2 billion years.
(b) 750 million years.
(c) 5 million years.
(d) 800 thousand years.

4. How does Fletcher describe the Grand Canyon?
(a) "A gigantic hole in the desert plateau."
(b) "Huge stacks of multicolored rock."
(c) "A chasm . . . like a gigantic and impossible desert crevasse."
(d) "An upside-down mountain wonder."

5. What is the current age estimate of the sixth layer of the Grand Canyon?
(a) 475 million years.
(b) 500 thousand years.
(c) 20 thousand years.
(d) 800 million years.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after he saw the Grand Canyon for the first time did Fletcher begin his trip?

2. According to the Fletcher, how did the changes in the earth that formed the Grand Canyon happen?

3. The Grand Canyon is found in the northern part of what state?

4. Who says, "I do not think I ever really considered that things might go seriously wrong"?

5. What material makes up the seventh layer of the Grand Canyon?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the very beginning of the Epilogue, what does Fletcher say might happen if man is not careful?

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

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

4. Fletcher decided to spend a week in an area just outside the Supai village. Describe what he did during that week.

5. Where did Fletcher decide to spend the last two weeks of his trip. What did he call the place, and what did he plan to learn there?

6. Briefly describe the event that sparked Fletcher's desire to travel through the Grand Canyon alone.

7. What were the first three signs of man that Fletcher noticed after washing in Nankoweap Creek near the end of his journey in "Chapter 10, Exit?"

8. Tell about one thing Fletcher says in "Chapter 10, Exit," that did not turn out as he thought it would.

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

10. What decision did Fletcher make in regard to obtaining information about the Canyon before his trip and why did he make this decision?

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