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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 happens when Ralston attempts to hammer the blade with a large rock?
(a) Ralston misses and creates a large bruise.
(b) The rock flicks the knife into a hole at his feet.
(c) The rock breaks to pieces in his hands.
(d) The rock wedges the blade into the boulder.

2. Where does the gang separate after a shootout?
(a) Tombstone.
(b) Roost Canyon.
(c) OK Corral.
(d) Lee's Ferry.

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

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

5. Ralston reminisces about which family friend that is known to be full of positive thinking and attitude?
(a) Betsy Downing.
(b) Lily McDonald.
(c) Betty Darr.
(d) Daria Boyd.

Short Answer Questions

1. Near the halfway point of the canyon, Ralston must rappel down what?

2. With what famous gang does the person bearing this region's name run with?

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

4. According to the ranger at Teton, what do you do if you decide to throw rocks at a black bear?

5. The boulder that pins Ralston's arm is compared to what in size?

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