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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapters 1-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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."

2. What is the current age estimate of the third layer of the Grand Canyon?
(a) 275 million years.
(b) 500 thousand years.
(c) 350 million years.
(d) 800 years.

3. What are some things Fletcher describes in "Part 2, The Dream?"
(a) His friend's clothes and car.
(b) The beauty of the rocks and colors of the Grand Canyon.
(c) The deer and chipmunks on the Rim.
(d) The tourists and park personnel.

4. The Grand Canyon is found in the northern part of what state?
(a) Arizona.
(b) Colorado.
(c) New Mexico.
(d) Nevada.

5. What urge came to Fletcher's mind as he witnessed the different sights at the Rim?
(a) To leave and never come back.
(b) To climb the mountain.
(c) To hike the canyon.
(d) To swim across the river.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Fletcher find difficult, if not impossible, to mentally grasp and understand in "Chapter 1, Entrance?"

2. How many layers of the Grand Canyon are shown in the schematic in "Part 3, The Journey?"

3. What was Fletcher's only concern about the proposed trip?

4. How did Fletcher redefine the path of his trip?

5. When did Fletcher's journey through the Grand Canyon begin?

(see the answer key)

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