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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. Whom does Fletcher describe at the beginning of "Chapter 3, Interlude?"
(a) The Havasupai Indians.
(b) The park rangers.
(c) His family.
(d) The tourists.

2. What were some of the necessary items Fletcher took with him on his journey?
(a) A life jacket, fishing pole, and a bucket of worms.
(b) A shotgun, a device to purify water, and snake repellant.
(c) Sleeping bag, dehydrated rations, and an air mattress.
(d) A portable raft, cell phone, and mace.

3. Where was Lorenzo Sinyala born?
(a) Flagstaff, Arizona.
(b) San Antonio, Texas.
(c) A Supai village.
(d) San Diego, California.

4. How long did it take to for the Grand Canyon to form?
(a) A thousand years.
(b) Millions of years.
(c) 500 Billion years.
(d) 200 years.

5. What is the area directly underneath the seventh layer of the Grand Canyon?
(a) The Erosion Surface.
(b) The Angle Pass.
(c) Esplanade.
(d) The Grand Platform.

Short Answer Questions

1. Approximately how thick is the first layer of the Grand Canyon?

2. Whom does Fletcher credit with giving him the most knowledge of the Grand Canyon?

3. In "Chapter 4, Challenge," Fletcher describes the Esplanade as a maze. What constant choice does he say a traveler had to make all along the Esplanade?

4. Where did Fletcher go to ask questions about the area in which he would be traveling?

5. What lifestyle does Fletcher describe in a footnote in "Part 2, The Dream?"

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