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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14 "Homing In: "We Have His Truck".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ralston find and pick up to stick in his hat while hiking?
(a) A raven's feather.
(b) Crow feathers.
(c) An eagle's tail feather.
(d) A hawk's tail feather.

2. Who is the region in which Ralston is trapped named after?
(a) Mr. Griffin.
(b) Indian Ed.
(c) Butch Cassidy.
(d) John Griffith.

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

4. Silver Tip escapes after how many years in prison?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Ten.
(d) Five.

5. What part of Ralston's arm is crushed between the boulder and the canyon wall?
(a) At the shoulder.
(b) The top of the palm.
(c) Just above the elbow.
(d) Near the wrist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ralston decide to do as Chad takes photos of Havasupai Creek?

2. Ralston attends what university?

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

4. To keep some form of control, what is one relatively trivial thing Ralston does?

5. What does Ralston imagine hell to be like?

(see the answer key)

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