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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. Why did Fletcher stay at the Grand Canyon Village for a while just before beginning his trip?
(a) He liked the view.
(b) He was waiting for his friend.
(c) His heel was infected.
(d) He was trying to raise money.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What material makes up the first and youngest layer of the Grand Canyon?

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

3. Fletcher says while studying the Grand Canyon he realized the silence there was not a timeless one as he first thought. How does he define it instead?

4. What places were presumably named for a member of Lorenzo Sinyala's family?

5. About how long did Fletcher stay at the Grand Canyon Village?

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