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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13 "Day Six: Enlightenment and Euphoria".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What image of Ralston does Leona see while in Boulder?
(a) Ralston wandering, holding his arm tight.
(b) An exhausted Ralston.
(c) Ralston sleeping peacefully, unsure of his level of consciousness.
(d) A falling rock.

2. How does Ralston sometimes enter another world in his trances?
(a) He is lifted in flight with a guide in white.
(b) The chockstone lifts itself, exposing another world on the other side.
(c) The canyon wall opens up to another plane.
(d) He feels himself falling to another plane.

3. What promising information does Jason Halladay provide?
(a) The correct vehicle information needed.
(b) Ralston's canyon interests from a past email.
(c) More contact information.
(d) He verifies the Holy Cross trip is cancelled.

4. How does Ralston discover the idea of breaking his bones to amputate his arm?
(a) In a fit of hammering the chockstone, he feels a breaking blow on his arm.
(b) The plastic tubing of his Camelbak snaps due to dryness.
(c) In an angry fit, he feels the unnatural bend in his arm.
(d) A raven, with a broken wing, hobbles by.

5. Ralston's fascination with canyons stems from what time in his life?
(a) A family vacation to Utah and Grand Canyon.
(b) Photographic books from a family friend.
(c) A school fieldtrip across Colorado.
(d) Outdoor adventure camp.

Short Answer Questions

1. During a hike at Havasupai Canyon, what happens to Ralston near Beaver Falls?

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

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

4. Who is Ralston's best friend that climbs his first "fourteener" with him?

5. On the way to the party, what stops the two hikers from going?

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