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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 "Beginnings".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One of the hikers mentions that the pictures in the book "Canyon Hiking Guide to the Colorado Plateau" look like what?
(a) Zombies.
(b) Lonely.
(c) Ghosts.
(d) Dried raisins.

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

3. Ralston is employed by what company after graduation?
(a) Boeing.
(b) Intel.
(c) Microsoft.
(d) IBM.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Indian Ed is suspected to go to what state after the gang's separation?

2. How does John Griffith get his nickname?

3. What nickname does Ralston's mother give him during the trip to the national park?

4. What is the name of the first "fourteener" Ralston climbs with his friend?

5. What is John Griffith's first job?

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