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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. What lifestyle does Fletcher describe in a footnote in "Part 2, The Dream?"
(a) An accomplished musician.
(b) A famous millionaire.
(c) A compulsive gambler.
(d) A compulsive walker.

2. What did Fletcher say he saw even before he came close to the Grand Canyon?
(a) Jagged cliffs.
(b) Space.
(c) Color.
(d) Tourists.

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

4. What substance comprises the fourth layer of the Grand Canyon?
(a) Redwall Limestone.
(b) Quartz.
(c) Sandstone.
(d) Flagstone.

5. Whom does Fletcher credit with giving him the most knowledge of the Grand Canyon?
(a) John Wesley Powell.
(b) Dr. Harvey Butchart.
(c) Neil Ukwalla.
(d) The park ranger at the tourist office.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Fletcher say the big moment happened when he knew he would take the journey through the Grand Canyon?

2. Approximately how thick is the fifth layer of the Grand Canyon?

3. What is another name for the Erosion Surface?

4. Whom does Fletcher describe at the beginning of "Chapter 3, Interlude?"

5. What cheerful tribal tourist manager did Fletcher meet in "Chapter 3, Interlude?"

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