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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12 "Firestorm".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the weekend Ralston gets trapped, where does he originally plan to go?
(a) Mount Sopris.
(b) Mount of the Holy Cross.
(c) Longs Peak.
(d) Quandary Peak.

2. Sonja spends Thanksgiving camping at Havasupai Canyon with whom?
(a) The entire family.
(b) Aron Ralston.
(c) Ralston, Jean-Marc, and Chad.
(d) Her brother and old high school friends.

3. How is Ralston saved from the river?
(a) Friends pull Ralston in with a rope.
(b) Chad dives in to save Ralston.
(c) Jean-March dives in to save Ralston.
(d) Ralston eventually swims to the riverbank.

4. What image of Ralston does Leona see while in Boulder?
(a) Ralston wandering, holding his arm tight.
(b) An exhausted Ralston.
(c) A falling rock.
(d) Ralston sleeping peacefully, unsure of his level of consciousness.

5. What does Ralston dub his new goal after finishing all the fourteeners in Colorado during summertime?
(a) Thirteeners.
(b) Top 100.
(c) The Centennial State.
(d) Winter fourteens.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before Brian calls the Spruce Street house, who calls in to check on Ralston?

2. What information does Elliot attempt to get from the Denali National Park Service?

3. What is one of Ralston's motivations to hike Negro Bill Canyon?

4. How does Mrs. Ralston and her friend attempt to get information on her son's whereabouts?

5. In Spring of 2002, Ralston quits Intel to do what?

(see the answer key)

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