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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 "The Night Shift".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. John Griffith is known to head for what destination?
(a) Roost Canyon.
(b) Oklahoma.
(c) Blue John Canyon.
(d) Lee's Ferry.

2. What is the name of the place in which Ralston is trapped?
(a) Blue John Gap.
(b) Blue John Canyon.
(c) Red Canyon.
(d) Boulder Canyon.

3. What is the name of the first "fourteener" Ralston climbs with his friend?
(a) Twin Peaks.
(b) Lilly Peak.
(c) Randall Peak.
(d) Longs Peak.

4. Ralston joins what school club when he moves to Colorado?
(a) Snowboarding club.
(b) Rafting club.
(c) Mountaineering club.
(d) Ski club.

5. Near the halfway point of the canyon, Ralston must rappel down what?
(a) The Big Drop.
(b) The Deep Gulch.
(c) The Big Ditch.
(d) The Long Fall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of Ralston's arm is crushed between the boulder and the canyon wall?

2. One of the hikers mentions that the pictures in the book "Canyon Hiking Guide to the Colorado Plateau" look like what?

3. What nickname does Ralston's mother give him during the trip to the national park?

4. During this nighttime rafting trip, how does Ralston discern whether there are rapids in the dark?

5. According to the ranger at Teton, what do you do if you decide to throw rocks at a black bear?

(see the answer key)

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