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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What information are the police able to find from Ralston's credit and debit cards?
(a) He buys gas in Moab on Thursday.
(b) He does not use his cards since he leaves Colorado.
(c) His last whereabouts are in Glenwood Springs from Thursday.
(d) He is possibly in the Green River area from a convenience store purchase on Saturday.

3. After the near drowning incident, what does Ralston share with Sonja that night?
(a) S'mores.
(b) Ralston reports how he no longer wants to solo climb.
(c) Ralston confides his fear of dying in the river.
(d) Ralston states that it is the coolest thing he's ever done.

4. Ralston surveys the route previous to a ski race and encounters what predicament?
(a) A dropoff in the middle of the intended route.
(b) A cornice falling from underneath him.
(c) A whiteout storm.
(d) A grizzly bear.

5. Who is the original Aspen Police contact Brian and Mrs. Ralston work with to find Ralston?
(a) Eric Ross.
(b) Adam Crider.
(c) Dan Heinrich.
(d) Jason Halladay.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the weekend Ralston gets trapped, where does he originally plan to go?

2. What is the name of the national park Ralston gets trapped in?

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

4. What does Ralston dub his new goal after finishing all the fourteeners in Colorado during summertime?

5. What importance does the Elk Mountains Grand Traverse play in Ralston's life?

(see the answer key)

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