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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11 "Day Five: Trance Sanctuary".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ralston is employed by what company after graduation?
(a) Intel.
(b) Boeing.
(c) IBM.
(d) Microsoft.

2. What causes Ralston's left hand to swell?
(a) The pressure of the knife trying to chip away the chockstone.
(b) The chockstone hit his hand before pinning him.
(c) Hitting his hand with a rock when trying to hammer the knife.
(d) The heat.

3. What does Ralston start to hear that causes him to yell?
(a) Sonja's voice.
(b) Far off voices.
(c) A screeching raven.
(d) Flapping wings of a large vulture.

4. In an effort to free himself once more, what does Ralston successfully do on the fourth day?
(a) Makes a successful tourniquet to try and amputate his arm.
(b) Lifts a little bit of the chockstone with his makeshift pulley.
(c) Breaks through skin during an amputation attempt.
(d) Makes a successful pulley system.

5. What is Ralston's biggest risk that can cause his death?
(a) Heart attack.
(b) Dehydration.
(c) Flash flood.
(d) Hypothermia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ralston realize when reflecting on his discussions with Rob Cooper?

2. What sign leads Ralston to believe he is not yet fully dehydrated?

3. Ralston's first trance describes him going through what?

4. What disease does Betty contract as a child?

5. How many fourteeners does Ralston climb in Colorado?

(see the answer key)

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