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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What excites Ralston most when he summits Maroon Bells in the wintertime?
(a) He gets a news story about him.
(b) He set a record of fastest climb up Maroon Bells.
(c) He does it five hrs faster than in summertime.
(d) The sunset over Pyramids Peak.

2. Who is John Griffith's first employer?
(a) Ted's Cattlemen.
(b) Harvey's Ranchers.
(c) Harris cattle operation.
(d) Dom's Meats.

3. Ralston attends what university?
(a) Penn State.
(b) Cornell University.
(c) Carnegie Mellon University.
(d) University of Pittsburgh.

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

5. To keep some form of control, what is one relatively trivial thing Ralston does?
(a) Ralston tidies up the dust and rock pieces off his arm.
(b) Ralston continuously ties knots, undoes them, and ties them again.
(c) Ralston puts on his hat.
(d) Ralston neatly rearranges his belongings into his pack.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the last to be retrieved from the avalanche?

2. What is the name of the place in which Ralston is trapped?

3. What does Ralston do to try and keep himself warm?

4. Of the listed items, which is found in Ralston's pack?

5. What happens to Ralston's friendships after the avalanche?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Ralston's educational and professional route after high school?

2. Even before the expected predicament of Ralston occurs, what conversation foreshadows the eerie feeling of the canyon?

3. How does Ralston react spiritually to his entrapment?

4. What becomes of the second rate Wild Bunch boys from Roost Canyon?

5. In addition to the direct injury of his pinned arm, what other challenges does Ralston face from being stuck in one place?

6. What "clothing" does Ralston makeshift for himself to keep warm at night? What else does he do to stay warm from the chill?

7. Compare Warren MacDonald and Betty Darr and their relationship to Ralston.

8. How do you describe the feeling Ralston has at the peak of the Maroon Bells in wintertime?

9. When Ralston finally succeeds in chipping parts of the chockstone, why do you think he collects the larger flakes?

10. What external events serve as a reminder to Ralston that he is lucky despite his risky adventures?

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