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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 does Fletcher say it might have been good that he didn't start his journey right after he decided to take it?
(a) It gave him time to fully recover from the flu.
(b) It gave him more time to say goodbye to his family.
(c) It gave him time to get the nerve together for the dangerous trip.
(d) The time helped him test the idea to see whether or not he really wanted to do it.

2. How long did Dr. Harvey Butchart study the Grand Canyon?
(a) 25 years.
(b) 17 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) He never studied it.

3. About what did Fletcher begin to worry in "Chapter 3, Interlude?"
(a) His injured ankle.
(b) The endangered animals living in the canyon.
(c) Bad weather.
(d) The lack of modern technology in the Supai village.

4. What is the current age estimate of the second layer of the Grand Canyon?
(a) 250 million years.
(b) 500 million years.
(c) 50 thousand years.
(d) 10 million years.

5. Who does Fletcher credit with making the first trip through the Grand Canyon?
(a) Lewis and Clark.
(b) Hernando DeSoto.
(c) John Wesley Powell.
(d) Lorenzo Sinyala.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is the Grand Canyon?

2. What information was not sought by Fletcher before beginning his trip?

3. What does Fletcher say he realized he might be doing when he hiked through the Grand Canyon?

4. How many layers are included in the Rim?

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

(see the answer key)

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