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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 does Ralston dub his new goal after finishing all the fourteeners in Colorado during summertime?
(a) Winter fourteens.
(b) Thirteeners.
(c) Top 100.
(d) The Centennial State.

2. What does Ralston discover when he pokes his pinned thumb?
(a) He can no longer feel his hand.
(b) The feeling returns to his hand.
(c) Gases release and it is decomposing faster than he thinks.
(d) There is gangrene.

3. What location description is given to the dispatcher to describe Ralston's most likely whereabouts?
(a) Canyonlands National Park.
(b) Moab area.
(c) Utah.
(d) Goblin Valley.

4. At Mount Holy Cross, what close call does Ralston encounter?
(a) Dehydration.
(b) Hypothermia.
(c) A cornice collapse he is one step away from.
(d) A thunder and lightning storm.

5. What unusual act does Ralston try with his lip balm?
(a) Applies it to his left hand to ease the scratches and bruises.
(b) Applies a layer to his amputation attempt to prevent infections.
(c) Bites into it and mush it around his mouth.
(d) Swallows it to coat his dry throat.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is the average survival time without water in the desert?

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