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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7 "Day Three: 'Push on Till the Day"'.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Ralston end up using to make a successful tourniquet?
(a) Webbing.
(b) Tubing from his Camelbak.
(c) Headphone cords.
(d) A belt.

3. Why does Ralston acknowledge Warren MacDonald in his time of entrapment?
(a) MacDonald loses his limbs in a hiking accident.
(b) MacDonald has his arms amputated during the Korean War.
(c) MacDonald is the first to climb all the fourteeners of Colorado.
(d) MacDonald is a world-renowned orthopedic surgeon.

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

5. Of the listed items, which is found in Ralston's pack?
(a) A multi-tool.
(b) An emergency blanket.
(c) A folding knife.
(d) An emergency candle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Ralston's friendships after the avalanche?

2. What does Ralston do with his urine by day three in the canyon?

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

4. Despite the futility of chipping away at the chockstone, why does Ralston continue to do so?

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

(see the answer key)

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