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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 "How to Become a Retired Engineer in Just Five Short Years".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What conservationist author does Ralston and the other hikers admire?
(a) John Muir.
(b) Theodore Roosevelt.
(c) Edward Abbey.
(d) Rachel Carson.

2. Ralston is able to make a seat out of what?
(a) A large boulder nearby.
(b) A concave divot in the wall.
(c) Ralston ties his ropes into a makeshift sitting-hammock.
(d) The harness and rappelling gear.

3. What nickname does Ralston's mother give him during the trip to the national park?
(a) Animal.
(b) Gonzo.
(c) Beast.
(d) Kermit.

4. With what famous gang does the person bearing this region's name run with?
(a) The Crazy Bunch.
(b) The Wild Westerners.
(c) Harris's Cattle Ranchers.
(d) The Wild Bunch.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Ralston's first solo overnight trip?

2. Back in solitude, Ralston listens to what band on his CD player?

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

4. Ralston reminisces about which family friend that is known to be full of positive thinking and attitude?

5. After the near drowning incident, what does Ralston share with Sonja that night?

(see the answer key)

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