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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part of Ralston's arm is crushed between the boulder and the canyon wall?
(a) Near the wrist.
(b) The top of the palm.
(c) Just above the elbow.
(d) At the shoulder.

2. How does Ralston document his ordeal?
(a) On a digital video camera.
(b) By etching a journal into the wall.
(c) With photos on his camera.
(d) By writing in a journal.

3. What is one example of Ralston's resourcefulness to keep warm?
(a) He runs in place to keep warm.
(b) He tucks his head into his Camelbak.
(c) He huddles close to the chockstone and wall.
(d) He turns the digital camera bag into a makeshift sleeve.

4. When Ralston hears about his friends, what feeling does that instill in him?
(a) Anger that it isn't him instead.
(b) He feels tougher with all that he's been through.
(c) A sense of extreme luckiness.
(d) He feels he can do anything without getting hurt.

5. What is the chockstone mostly made of?
(a) Granite.
(b) Shale.
(c) Sandstone.
(d) Limestone.

6. What causes Ralston's left hand to swell?
(a) The heat.
(b) Hitting his hand with a rock when trying to hammer the knife.
(c) The pressure of the knife trying to chip away the chockstone.
(d) The chockstone hit his hand before pinning him.

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

8. By the second day, how does Ralston feel the ordeal ends?
(a) Hikers find and rescue him.
(b) With an amputated limb and rescue.
(c) In death.
(d) Ute Mountaineering start the missing persons report and begin a search and rescue.

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

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

11. How does John Griffith get his nickname?
(a) He always has a frown on his face.
(b) He has one blue eye and one brown eye.
(c) He has a dog named Blue.
(d) He always wears blue jeans.

12. During a hike at Havasupai Canyon, what happens to Ralston near Beaver Falls?
(a) Falls into prickly-pear cacti.
(b) Swims into a beaver lodge and encounters angry tenants.
(c) Falls into the river and almost drowns.
(d) Trips over the edge of a log dam and falls into nearby cacti.

13. What does Ralston decide to do as Chad takes photos of Havasupai Creek?
(a) Go for a swim.
(b) Tackle Chad into the river.
(c) Dive into the river with Jean-Marc.
(d) Cannonball into the river.

14. How many fourteeners does Ralston climb in Colorado?
(a) 24 of 60.
(b) 48 of 59.
(c) 36 of 59.
(d) 30 of 50.

15. Sonja moves to what state for college?
(a) Arizona.
(b) Texas.
(c) New Mexico.
(d) Alaska.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ralston's biggest risk that can cause his death?

2. Who is the region in which Ralston is trapped named after?

3. Who is John Griffith's first employer?

4. Who is the leader of this gang?

5. Who is Ralston most impressed by during his ski trip with the Albuquerque Mountain Rescue Council?

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