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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Indian Ed is suspected to go to what state after the gang's separation?
(a) Oklahoma.
(b) New Mexico.
(c) Texas.
(d) Wyoming.
2. After sitting for fifteen minutes, what begins to happen to Ralston's legs?
(a) His legs get tender from the material cutting into his legs.
(b) Ralston hurts his right ankle as he swings it.
(c) His legs begin to form clots.
(d) His legs get cramped with restricted blood flow.
3. What is the name of the place in which Ralston is trapped?
(a) Blue John Canyon.
(b) Blue John Gap.
(c) Red Canyon.
(d) Boulder Canyon.
4. What does Ralston make out of the elastic tubing insulation from his Camelbak?
(a) A tourniquet.
(b) A noose.
(c) A pulley.
(d) An animal trap.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. Near the beginning of Ralston's hike, he meets which other hikers?
(a) Molly and Taylor.
(b) Steve and Eve.
(c) Grace and Sammy.
(d) Megan and Kristi.
8. What does Ralston realize when reflecting on his discussions with Rob Cooper?
(a) That Ralston has the tenacity to live and survive this ordeal.
(b) Ralston places more value on the achievement than on the journey.
(c) Rob is wrong, Ralston is right.
(d) Rob teaches Ralston to peak fourteeners only if it makes Ralston happy.
9. Back in solitude, Ralston listens to what band on his CD player?
(a) Dave Matthews Band.
(b) Phish.
(c) Poison.
(d) Nirvana.
10. What danger does Ralston notice on his descent from Capitol Peak?
(a) Signs of hypothermia.
(b) Signs of frostbite.
(c) Signs of dehydration.
(d) Signs of confusion.
11. Why does Ralston acknowledge Warren MacDonald in his time of entrapment?
(a) MacDonald is the first to climb all the fourteeners of Colorado.
(b) MacDonald has his arms amputated during the Korean War.
(c) MacDonald is a world-renowned orthopedic surgeon.
(d) MacDonald loses his limbs in a hiking accident.
12. Where is Ralston's first backpacking trip?
(a) Yosemite National Park.
(b) Grand Teton National Park.
(c) Glacier National Park.
(d) Rocky Mountain National Park.
13. What does Ralston start to hear that causes him to yell?
(a) Flapping wings of a large vulture.
(b) A screeching raven.
(c) Far off voices.
(d) Sonja's voice.
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. During a hike at Havasupai Canyon, what happens to Ralston near Beaver Falls?
(a) Trips over the edge of a log dam and falls into nearby cacti.
(b) Swims into a beaver lodge and encounters angry tenants.
(c) Falls into prickly-pear cacti.
(d) Falls into the river and almost drowns.
Short Answer Questions
1. Ralston is employed by what company after graduation?
2. Conserving water, how often does Ralston takes sips in the beginning of his entrapment?
3. What is the average survival time without water in the desert?
4. What adage does Rob Cooper use to discuss with Ralston?
5. To keep some form of control, what is one relatively trivial thing Ralston does?
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