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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How is Ralston saved from the river?
(a) Ralston eventually swims to the riverbank.
(b) Chad dives in to save Ralston.
(c) Jean-March dives in to save Ralston.
(d) Friends pull Ralston in with a rope.

3. What sound does Ralston compare the beginning of an avalanche to?
(a) A large crash.
(b) A diesel engine.
(c) An oncoming train.
(d) A sonic boom.

4. What happens when Ralston attempts to hammer the blade with a large rock?
(a) The rock wedges the blade into the boulder.
(b) The rock breaks to pieces in his hands.
(c) The rock flicks the knife into a hole at his feet.
(d) Ralston misses and creates a large bruise.

5. How many hours of darkness must Ralston survive through each night?
(a) Nine.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Ten.
(d) Eight.

6. With what famous gang does the person bearing this region's name run with?
(a) The Wild Bunch.
(b) The Crazy Bunch.
(c) Harris's Cattle Ranchers.
(d) The Wild Westerners.

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

8. What nickname does Ralston's mother give him during the trip to the national park?
(a) Animal.
(b) Kermit.
(c) Beast.
(d) Gonzo.

9. Where does the gang separate after a shootout?
(a) Roost Canyon.
(b) Lee's Ferry.
(c) Tombstone.
(d) OK Corral.

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

11. Near the halfway point of the canyon, Ralston must rappel down what?
(a) The Long Fall.
(b) The Deep Gulch.
(c) The Big Drop.
(d) The Big Ditch.

12. Who is Ralston most impressed by during his ski trip with the Albuquerque Mountain Rescue Council?
(a) Mark.
(b) Chadwick.
(c) Himself.
(d) Dan.

13. What does Ralston do to try and keep himself warm?
(a) Ralston rubs his legs and arms with his hand.
(b) Ralston tucks his limbs into his clothing.
(c) Ralston places the Camelbak above him as a windshield.
(d) Ralston puts on his Camelbak.

14. Silver Tip escapes after how many years in prison?
(a) Ten.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

15. Ralston is able to make a seat out of what?
(a) The harness and rappelling gear.
(b) Ralston ties his ropes into a makeshift sitting-hammock.
(c) A concave divot in the wall.
(d) A large boulder nearby.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ralston realize about the noises he hears?

2. What disease does Betty contract as a child?

3. After sitting for fifteen minutes, what begins to happen to Ralston's legs?

4. After the near drowning incident, what does Ralston share with Sonja that night?

5. What does Ralston drop when he attempts to place it safely into his pack with the swollen hand?

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