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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. How does Ralston use his rope bag to keep warm?
(a) He ties it around his torso.
(b) He places it over his head.
(c) He draws his legs into it to keep them warm.
(d) He wraps it around his shoulders like a shawl.

2. The boulder that pins Ralston's arm is compared to what in size?
(a) A Volkswagon Beetle.
(b) An oven.
(c) A refrigerator.
(d) A bus tire.

3. After Humphrey's peak, what does Ralston share with his friend Mark?
(a) He plans to climb Everest.
(b) He plans to climb the seven highest peaks in the world.
(c) He plans to solo climb all "fourteeners" of Colorado in winter.
(d) He plans to solo climb Denali by the following winter.

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

5. What does Ralston realize about his pinned limb?
(a) The limb can still be saved if the chockstone is carefully removed.
(b) Ralston still has feelings in it.
(c) The limb can still move.
(d) The limb is no longer salvageable.

Short Answer Questions

1. What unusual act does Ralston try with his lip balm?

2. Why does Ralston stop yelling?

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

4. Ralston surveys the route previous to a ski race and encounters what predicament?

5. In an effort to free himself once more, what does Ralston successfully do on the fourth day?

(see the answer key)

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