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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 "The Night Shift".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What disease does Betty contract as a child?
(a) Smallpox.
(b) Measles.
(c) Polio.
(d) Rubella.

2. Who is the leader of this gang?
(a) Silver Tip.
(b) John Griffith.
(c) Indian Ed.
(d) Butch Cassidy.

3. What causes Ralston's left hand to swell?
(a) The pressure of the knife trying to chip away the chockstone.
(b) Hitting his hand with a rock when trying to hammer the knife.
(c) The heat.
(d) The chockstone hit his hand before pinning him.

4. What is the average survival time without water in the desert?
(a) Two to three days.
(b) Five to six days.
(c) Three to four days.
(d) Four to five days.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the region in which Ralston is trapped named after?

2. Near the beginning of Ralston's hike, he meets which other hikers?

3. Of the listed items, which is found in Ralston's pack?

4. One of the hikers mentions that the pictures in the book "Canyon Hiking Guide to the Colorado Plateau" look like what?

5. How does John Griffith get his nickname?

(see the answer key)

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