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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue "A Farewell to Arm".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ralston's first trance describes him going through what?
(a) An amusement park.
(b) A carousel.
(c) A cave.
(d) A blood vessel.

2. When getting too confident at Slick Rock Trail, what happens to Ralston?
(a) He slams into a sand trap face forward.
(b) He falls head first into a snow pile when trying to show off on his skis.
(c) He gets stuck on a climb and has to retreat and reroute himself.
(d) In the middle of hopping between boulders, he slips into a crack and rolls his ankle.

3. When Ralston returns from his trip to Mount Holy Cross, what news does he hear about his friends?
(a) They are hospitalized from a ski and snowboard accident.
(b) They are hospitalized from an avalanche.
(c) One dies in a ski accident, another is in the ICU from a snowboard accident.
(d) They are missing from a backcountry ski trip.

4. What does Ralston do with his urine by day three in the canyon?
(a) He saves it as future hydration.
(b) He drinks sips of it to survive.
(c) He tries to urinate as far away as possible to prevent odors.
(d) He does not have the need to urinate due to dehydration.

5. Near the beginning of Ralston's hike, he meets which other hikers?
(a) Grace and Sammy.
(b) Megan and Kristi.
(c) Molly and Taylor.
(d) Steve and Eve.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Adam Crider find out from Ralston's debit card?

2. What promising information does Jason Halladay provide?

3. What is the name of the first "fourteener" Ralston climbs with his friend?

4. Previously, Ralston asks for guidance and direction to understand why he is in this situation. However, by day four, Ralston prays for what?

5. Ralston's fascination with canyons stems from what time in his life?

(see the answer key)

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