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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11 "Day Five: Trance Sanctuary".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is different about his last trance compared to all the other previous trances?
(a) Ralston is able to speak with the people he sees.
(b) Ralston feels he is present in both planes, the imaginary and the reality.
(c) Ralston is an active participant in the last trance.
(d) Ralston is able to control the direction on his own without a guide.

3. Although Ralston talks to the camera about recovery costs, what dominates Ralston's thoughts much of the time?
(a) Amputation.
(b) An ice cream sundae.
(c) Fresh foods and liquids.
(d) A rescue.

4. What alters Ralston's original plans that set him on a course to the desert in Utah?
(a) Unusual warm weather that set avalanche hazards.
(b) His ski buddies cancel due to family emergency.
(c) A late-winter storm that set avalanche hazards.
(d) Sub-zero weather make the ski terrain icy.

5. What does Ralston do to try and keep himself warm?
(a) Ralston rubs his legs and arms with his hand.
(b) Ralston puts on his Camelbak.
(c) Ralston places the Camelbak above him as a windshield.
(d) Ralston tucks his limbs into his clothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many fourteeners does Ralston climb in Colorado?

2. How does Ralston document his ordeal?

3. Despite missing Ralston at the trailhead, the two hikers figure they see Ralston again at a party. Where is the party?

4. What unusual act does Ralston try with his lip balm?

5. What does Ralston drop when he attempts to place it safely into his pack with the swollen hand?

(see the answer key)

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