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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 "Day Two: Failing Options".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Indian Ed is suspected to go to what state after the gang's separation?
(a) Oklahoma.
(b) New Mexico.
(c) Wyoming.
(d) Texas.

2. Who is John Griffith's first employer?
(a) Dom's Meats.
(b) Harris cattle operation.
(c) Ted's Cattlemen.
(d) Harvey's Ranchers.

3. What conservationist author does Ralston and the other hikers admire?
(a) Rachel Carson.
(b) John Muir.
(c) Edward Abbey.
(d) Theodore Roosevelt.

4. To keep some form of control, what is one relatively trivial thing Ralston does?
(a) Ralston tidies up the dust and rock pieces off his arm.
(b) Ralston neatly rearranges his belongings into his pack.
(c) Ralston puts on his hat.
(d) Ralston continuously ties knots, undoes them, and ties them again.

5. After the near drowning incident, what does Ralston share with Sonja that night?
(a) Ralston reports how he no longer wants to solo climb.
(b) Ralston states that it is the coolest thing he's ever done.
(c) S'mores.
(d) Ralston confides his fear of dying in the river.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Ralston realize about the noises he hears?

5. What stops Ralston from amputating his arm this time?

(see the answer key)

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