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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. What is the average survival time without water in the desert?
(a) Two to three days.
(b) Five to six days.
(c) Three to four days.
(d) Four to five days.

4. Ralston attends what university?
(a) Penn State.
(b) Cornell University.
(c) Carnegie Mellon University.
(d) University of Pittsburgh.

5. Where is Ralston's first backpacking trip?
(a) Glacier National Park.
(b) Grand Teton National Park.
(c) Rocky Mountain National Park.
(d) Yosemite National Park.

6. Sonja spends Thanksgiving camping at Havasupai Canyon with whom?
(a) The entire family.
(b) Her brother and old high school friends.
(c) Aron Ralston.
(d) Ralston, Jean-Marc, and Chad.

7. The boulder that pins Ralston's arm is compared to what in size?
(a) A bus tire.
(b) A Volkswagon Beetle.
(c) An oven.
(d) A refrigerator.

8. Ralston decides to amputate his limb. What does he first use to try to make a tourniquet?
(a) A shirt.
(b) Rope.
(c) A belt.
(d) Tubing from this Camelback.

9. For the first two days, how do you describe Ralston's reaction to the situation?
(a) Angry.
(b) Rational.
(c) Spiritual.
(d) Panicky.

10. Who is the leader of this gang?
(a) Silver Tip.
(b) Butch Cassidy.
(c) John Griffith.
(d) Indian Ed.

11. What does Ralston realize when reflecting on his discussions with Rob Cooper?
(a) Rob is wrong, Ralston is right.
(b) That Ralston has the tenacity to live and survive this ordeal.
(c) Ralston places more value on the achievement than on the journey.
(d) Rob teaches Ralston to peak fourteeners only if it makes Ralston happy.

12. Who is Ralston's best friend that climbs his first "fourteener" with him?
(a) Jimmy Helbig.
(b) Jon Heinrich.
(c) Henry Jones.
(d) John Gray.

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

14. What does Ralston realize about the noises he hears?
(a) The noises are getting closer.
(b) The noises are a figment of his imagination.
(c) The noises are getting further away.
(d) The noises are angels.

15. What is the "sun salute"?
(a) Ralston reaches out to feel direct sun rays on his legs.
(b) A favorite marching band song Ralston hums to keep himself busy.
(c) Ralston salutes the sun every morning, happy to see it.
(d) Ralston calls out "Good morning sun!" at 8:15 AM every morning since being trapped.

Short Answer Questions

1. What conservationist author does Ralston and the other hikers admire?

2. In Spring of 2002, Ralston quits Intel to do what?

3. During this nighttime rafting trip, how does Ralston discern whether there are rapids in the dark?

4. When Ralston hears about his friends, what feeling does that instill in him?

5. What does Ralston decide to do as Chad takes photos of Havasupai Creek?

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