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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is different on Thursday morning than from all of Ralston's other mornings in the canyon?
(a) No "sun salute".
(b) No mosquitos today.
(c) No ravens fly by.
(d) No music in his head.

2. What is one of Ralston's motivations to hike Negro Bill Canyon?
(a) To catch twilight photos at the natural bridge.
(b) To see one of the ten longest natural bridges in the United States.
(c) To train for Blue John Canyon.
(d) Because it is in the middle between Moab and Goblin Valley, where the party is located.

3. What does Ralston do with his urine before he sips on it?
(a) He filters it through his sock to separate the coarser sediments.
(b) He mixes it with what water is left to dilute the urine taste.
(c) He distills and decants the sediments.
(d) He smells it.

4. What causes Ralston to have an erratic heartbeat and sunken eyes?
(a) Dehydration.
(b) Lack of sleep.
(c) Old burritos.
(d) Infection from an open wound.

5. What information are the police able to find from Ralston's credit and debit cards?
(a) His last whereabouts are in Glenwood Springs from Thursday.
(b) He is possibly in the Green River area from a convenience store purchase on Saturday.
(c) He does not use his cards since he leaves Colorado.
(d) He buys gas in Moab on Thursday.

6. What location description is given to the dispatcher to describe Ralston's most likely whereabouts?
(a) Canyonlands National Park.
(b) Utah.
(c) Goblin Valley.
(d) Moab area.

7. What does Ralston do to conserve his water supply on his hike out?
(a) Urinate in his reservoir.
(b) Take sips only.
(c) Refill every hour.
(d) Keep water in his mouth.

8. What large piece of information is missing from searching for Ralston's vehicle effectively?
(a) The year of the vehicle.
(b) The correct license plate number.
(c) The model of the vehicle.
(d) The make of the vehicle.

9. How do you describe Ralston's video by Thursday in the canyon?
(a) Unfocused and erratic in thought.
(b) Spiritual.
(c) Logistical and sound.
(d) Emotional.

10. How does Leona find out that Ralston never shows to work?
(a) The police come by to ask questions.
(b) Brian and Joe tell her.
(c) Leona drives to check if Ralston shows up to work.
(d) Brian, Ralston's manager, calls the house looking for him.

11. During the weekend Ralston gets trapped, where does he originally plan to go?
(a) Mount Sopris.
(b) Quandary Peak.
(c) Mount of the Holy Cross.
(d) Longs Peak.

12. What does Ralston dub his new goal after finishing all the fourteeners in Colorado during summertime?
(a) The Centennial State.
(b) Thirteeners.
(c) Winter fourteens.
(d) Top 100.

13. What does Brian decide to do when Ralston does not show up?
(a) Give it 24 hours before filing a missing persons report.
(b) Call Ralston's parents to tell them Ralston is missing.
(c) Drive to Moab to look for him.
(d) Call the police and state it is unusual for Ralston to be more than 15 minutes late.

14. What do Brad and Leah determine when they do not see Ralston in Utah?
(a) That Ralston returns to Colorado early.
(b) That something is wrong, but they have to wait 24 hours to know for sure.
(c) Perhaps Ralston gets lost too.
(d) They see him at the house party back in Colorado.

15. Ralston's first trance describes him going through what?
(a) A carousel.
(b) A cave.
(c) A blood vessel.
(d) An amusement park.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the way to the party, what stops the two hikers from going?

2. How does Ralston discover the idea of breaking his bones to amputate his arm?

3. What are Donna and Ann working on back in Denver?

4. In addition to a helicopter, what other search group is called out to Horseshoe Canyon?

5. Despite missing Ralston at the trailhead, the two hikers figure they see Ralston again at a party. Where is the party?

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