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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. What is the average survival time without water in the desert?
(a) Five to six days.
(b) Two to three days.
(c) Three to four days.
(d) Four to five days.

2. How is Ralston saved from the river?
(a) Jean-March dives in to save Ralston.
(b) Chad dives in to save Ralston.
(c) Ralston eventually swims to the riverbank.
(d) Friends pull Ralston in with a rope.

3. In his first log, what is one thing Ralston mentions?
(a) How he gets to where he is at now.
(b) The two hikers he meets on this trip.
(c) Plans on how to get out.
(d) Memories of climbing the "fourteeners".

4. How do you describe Ralston's personality?
(a) Spiritual and emotional.
(b) Technical and rational.
(c) Emotionally adventurous.
(d) Spontaneous but shy.

5. What importance does the Elk Mountains Grand Traverse play in Ralston's life?
(a) It is where his friend almost sdue to an avalanche.
(b) It is where he wins his first ski race.
(c) It is his first Colorado winter fourteener.
(d) It is a ski race Ralston and a friend finish in inclement weather.

Short Answer Questions

1. In addition to the physical challenges of Ralston's adventures, what does he also appreciate in the outdoors?

2. What is the name of the national park Ralston gets trapped in?

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

4. Sonja spends Thanksgiving camping at Havasupai Canyon with whom?

5. After Humphrey's peak, what does Ralston share with his friend Mark?

(see the answer key)

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