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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who does Mrs. Ralston recruit to help her decide what to do?
(a) Mr. Ralston.
(b) Michelle.
(c) Elliot.
(d) Ann.
2. What does Ralston dub his new goal after finishing all the fourteeners in Colorado during summertime?
(a) Thirteeners.
(b) The Centennial State.
(c) Winter fourteens.
(d) Top 100.
3. What do Brad and Leah determine when they do not see Ralston in Utah?
(a) They see him at the house party back in Colorado.
(b) That Ralston returns to Colorado early.
(c) Perhaps Ralston gets lost too.
(d) That something is wrong, but they have to wait 24 hours to know for sure.
4. Before Brian calls the Spruce Street house, who calls in to check on Ralston?
(a) Ralston's mother.
(b) Leona.
(c) Brian and Joe.
(d) Elliot.
5. How does Mrs. Ralston and her friend attempt to get information on her son's whereabouts?
(a) They get his credit card and debit card information.
(b) They call his sister.
(c) They call all his friends.
(d) They hack into his email.
6. By Tuesday evening, who calls the police to file a missing persons report.
(a) Brian and Joe.
(b) Brian and Leona.
(c) Brad and Leah.
(d) Ralston's parents.
7. At the bottom of a rappel, what does he find?
(a) Water.
(b) A family of three to run for help.
(c) Fresh footprints.
(d) A dead raven.
8. What does Ralston imagine hell to be like?
(a) A fiery cell with close, yet so far away, images of friends and family.
(b) A cold, desolate desert where warmth is a faint star far away.
(c) A lonely, empty, cavernous room with no sleep.
(d) Despair wrapped in loneliness.
9. Despite missing Ralston at the trailhead, the two hikers figure they see Ralston again at a party. Where is the party?
(a) Granary Spring Trailhead.
(b) Moab.
(c) Boulder, Colorado.
(d) Goblin Valley.
10. Who does he meet on his hike out of the canyon?
(a) The Mondales.
(b) The Malones.
(c) The Majors.
(d) The Meijers.
11. On the way to the party, what stops the two hikers from going?
(a) They have an early morning the next day.
(b) They cannot find the party.
(c) They cannot find a place to sleep close to the party.
(d) Their van gets a flat tire.
12. In the middle of recording on his video camera, he states "even if I see Wednesday." What does this mean to Ralston?
(a) There is a chance to see Wednesday, and he does not give up hope.
(b) He expects to die in Tuesday night's cold.
(c) There is no point to seeing Wednesday when it comes.
(d) That he loses hope and waits for death or an improbable rescue.
13. What information does Elliot attempt to get from the Denali National Park Service?
(a) Ralston's Denali team members' contact information.
(b) Ralston's email address.
(c) Ralston's license plate number.
(d) Ralston's old New Mexico address.
14. Ralston's first trance describes him going through what?
(a) An amusement park.
(b) A blood vessel.
(c) A carousel.
(d) A cave.
15. What image of Ralston does Leona see while in Boulder?
(a) Ralston wandering, holding his arm tight.
(b) Ralston sleeping peacefully, unsure of his level of consciousness.
(c) An exhausted Ralston.
(d) A falling rock.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Brian decide to do when Ralston does not show up?
2. How does Ralston use his rope bag to keep warm?
3. When getting too confident at Slick Rock Trail, what happens to Ralston?
4. What important role does Ranger Sherrill play in Ralston's search?
5. What do the mosquitoes indicate to Ralston?
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