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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. During this nighttime rafting trip, how does Ralston discern whether there are rapids in the dark?
(a) Ralston tests the waters with his oars.
(b) By sitting in front to listen ahead.
(c) If the stars reflect off the water, it is calm.
(d) Ralston memorizes the rapids from earlier trips.

3. What character is used to indicate the location of the party Ralston mentions to the other hikers?
(a) Scrappy.
(b) Papa Smurf.
(c) Scooby Doo.
(d) Fred Flintstone.

4. What disease does Betty contract as a child?
(a) Polio.
(b) Smallpox.
(c) Measles.
(d) Rubella.

5. John Griffith is last seen in what year?
(a) 1879.
(b) 1899.
(c) 1889.
(d) 1890.

6. In Spring of 2002, Ralston quits Intel to do what?
(a) Finish climbing all the "fourteeners".
(b) Move to the Andes.
(c) Climb Everest.
(d) Climb Denali.

7. One of the hikers mentions that the pictures in the book "Canyon Hiking Guide to the Colorado Plateau" look like what?
(a) Dried raisins.
(b) Zombies.
(c) Lonely.
(d) Ghosts.

8. Back in solitude, Ralston listens to what band on his CD player?
(a) Dave Matthews Band.
(b) Nirvana.
(c) Poison.
(d) Phish.

9. Who is the last to be retrieved from the avalanche?
(a) Ralston.
(b) Mark.
(c) Chadwick.
(d) The emergency crew.

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

11. Who is the region in which Ralston is trapped named after?
(a) Mr. Griffin.
(b) John Griffith.
(c) Butch Cassidy.
(d) Indian Ed.

12. What is Ralston's biggest risk that can cause his death?
(a) Flash flood.
(b) Hypothermia.
(c) Dehydration.
(d) Heart attack.

13. What does Ralston see overhead the next morning as he chips away at the chockstone?
(a) A raven.
(b) A hawk.
(c) A vulture.
(d) An eagle.

14. What does Ralston attempt to make to remove the chockstone?
(a) A lever system.
(b) A wedge.
(c) A hammer with his blade and a rock.
(d) A makeshift pulley.

15. What does Ralston realize about his pinned limb?
(a) The limb is no longer salvageable.
(b) Ralston still has feelings in it.
(c) The limb can still be saved if the chockstone is carefully removed.
(d) The limb can still move.

Short Answer Questions

1. What excites Ralston most when he summits Maroon Bells in the wintertime?

2. Despite the futility of chipping away at the chockstone, why does Ralston continue to do so?

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

4. Who is the leader of this gang?

5. At Mount Holy Cross, what close call does Ralston encounter?

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