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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Fletcher's idea was first fully formed, what doubts bugged him?
(a) How he would stay away from home so long.
(b) What he would do about his diabetes while he was on his journey.
(c) How he would ask his boss for time off.
(d) No real doubts.

3. What was one sad reflection Fletcher recorded in his notebook in "Chapter 10, Exit?"
(a) He said he would miss the beavers.
(b) He said he would probably never visit the Grand Canyon again.
(c) He said for a while other places would look dull.
(d) He said he dreaded sleeping in a house again.

4. What is the current age estimate of the seventh layer of the Grand Canyon?
(a) 500 million years.
(b) 30 thousand years.
(c) 1 billion years.
(d) 750 thousand years.

5. Why does Fletcher say William Wallace Bass moved to the Grand Canyon area?
(a) To learn how to live like an Indian.
(b) To become one with nature.
(c) To escape the law.
(d) To find a better climate to cure or relieve his illness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Fletcher say he knew as soon as he saw the Grand Canyon?

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

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

4. What substance comprises the fourth layer of the Grand Canyon?

5. Why does Fletcher say it might have been good that he didn't start his journey right after he decided to take it?

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