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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the current age estimate of the fourth layer of the Grand Canyon?
(a) 300 million years.
(b) 500 million years.
(c) 50 million years.
(d) 100 million years.

2. Approximately how thick is the third layer of the Grand Canyon?
(a) 1000 feet.
(b) 200 feet.
(c) 750 feet.
(d) 20 feet.

3. According to the Fletcher, how did the changes in the earth that formed the Grand Canyon happen?
(a) Moderately after a cataclysmic event.
(b) Quickly after an eruption.
(c) Very slowly.
(d) Dramatically with a large explosion.

4. How many layers of the Grand Canyon are shown in the schematic in "Part 3, The Journey?"
(a) 20.
(b) 8.
(c) 5.
(d) 12.

5. With what event does "Chapter 5, Transition" begin?
(a) Fletcher running out of water.
(b) Fletcher falling into a ravine.
(c) Wolves attacking the camp.
(d) A Cessna flying away.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was one activity Fletcher thought might have accounted for a feeling of disconnection during his stay at Phantom Ranch?

2. What does Fletcher mainly address in "Part 4, Epilogue?"

3. How did Fletcher feel about leaving the Canyon in "Chapter 10 Exit?"

4. At the beginning of "Chapter 10, Exit," what does Fletcher say caught up with him while he was washing in the Nankoweap Creek?

5. What advice did Lorenzo Sinyala offer to Fletcher?

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