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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Ralston do with his urine by day three in the canyon?
(a) He saves it as future hydration.
(b) He drinks sips of it to survive.
(c) He tries to urinate as far away as possible to prevent odors.
(d) He does not have the need to urinate due to dehydration.

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

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

8. Conserving water, how often does Ralston takes sips in the beginning of his entrapment?
(a) After each successful flake is chipped away.
(b) Every two hours.
(c) Every 90 minutes.
(d) Once an hour.

9. After the near drowning incident, what does Ralston share with Sonja that night?
(a) S'mores.
(b) Ralston confides his fear of dying in the river.
(c) Ralston states that it is the coolest thing he's ever done.
(d) Ralston reports how he no longer wants to solo climb.

10. At Mount Holy Cross, what close call does Ralston encounter?
(a) Hypothermia.
(b) A cornice collapse he is one step away from.
(c) A thunder and lightning storm.
(d) Dehydration.

11. John Griffith is known to head for what destination?
(a) Blue John Canyon.
(b) Lee's Ferry.
(c) Roost Canyon.
(d) Oklahoma.

12. 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 always wears blue jeans.
(d) He has a dog named Blue.

13. After sitting for fifteen minutes, what begins to happen to Ralston's legs?
(a) His legs get cramped with restricted blood flow.
(b) His legs begin to form clots.
(c) His legs get tender from the material cutting into his legs.
(d) Ralston hurts his right ankle as he swings it.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Despite the futility of chipping away at the chockstone, why does Ralston continue to do so?

2. To keep some form of control, what is one relatively trivial thing Ralston does?

3. What nickname does Ralston's mother give him during the trip to the national park?

4. Silver Tip escapes after how many years in prison?

5. In his first log, what is one thing Ralston mentions?

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