A Rock and a Hard Place Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Aron Ralston
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 148 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

A Rock and a Hard Place Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Ralston's fascination with canyons stems from what time in his life?
(a) Photographic books from a family friend.
(b) A family vacation to Utah and Grand Canyon.
(c) Outdoor adventure camp.
(d) A school fieldtrip across Colorado.

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

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

6. Ralston joins what school club when he moves to Colorado?
(a) Rafting club.
(b) Ski club.
(c) Snowboarding club.
(d) Mountaineering club.

7. To keep some form of control, what is one relatively trivial thing Ralston does?
(a) Ralston continuously ties knots, undoes them, and ties them again.
(b) Ralston neatly rearranges his belongings into his pack.
(c) Ralston tidies up the dust and rock pieces off his arm.
(d) Ralston puts on his hat.

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

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

10. What stops Ralston from amputating his arm this time?
(a) He has no tools to cut his bones.
(b) The tourniquet keeps getting loose.
(c) He considers the possibility of still saving his limb.
(d) He passes out.

11. What does Ralston drop when he attempts to place it safely into his pack with the swollen hand?
(a) The headlight.
(b) The key ring for his bike lock.
(c) A carabiner.
(d) A raven's feather.

12. 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) One dies in a ski accident, another is in the ICU from a snowboard accident.
(c) They are hospitalized from a ski and snowboard accident.
(d) They are hospitalized from an avalanche.

13. Why does Ralston stop yelling?
(a) He falls asleep.
(b) He thinks it attracts bears.
(c) He is afraid it causes panic.
(d) His throat gets even more dehydrated.

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Ralston is employed by what company after graduation?

3. What is the name of the first "fourteener" Ralston climbs with his friend?

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

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

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