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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. What character is used to indicate the location of the party Ralston mentions to the other hikers?
(a) Scooby Doo.
(b) Scrappy.
(c) Papa Smurf.
(d) Fred Flintstone.

2. What stops Ralston from amputating his arm this time?
(a) He passes out.
(b) He considers the possibility of still saving his limb.
(c) He has no tools to cut his bones.
(d) The tourniquet keeps getting loose.

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

4. With what famous gang does the person bearing this region's name run with?
(a) The Wild Westerners.
(b) Harris's Cattle Ranchers.
(c) The Wild Bunch.
(d) The Crazy Bunch.

5. During a hike at Havasupai Canyon, what happens to Ralston near Beaver Falls?
(a) Falls into prickly-pear cacti.
(b) Swims into a beaver lodge and encounters angry tenants.
(c) Falls into the river and almost drowns.
(d) Trips over the edge of a log dam and falls into nearby cacti.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Ralston is employed by what company after graduation?

3. What is the chockstone mostly made of?

4. During this nighttime rafting trip, how does Ralston discern whether there are rapids in the dark?

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

(see the answer key)

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