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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Considering Ralston's risky adventures, how does he see himself dying?
(a) Jumping a cliff on skis.
(b) On his death bed, due to natural causes.
(c) A slow death, such as his current predicament.
(d) Abruptly, such as in a fall.

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

3. 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.

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

5. When Ralston hears about his friends, what feeling does that instill in him?
(a) A sense of extreme luckiness.
(b) Anger that it isn't him instead.
(c) He feels he can do anything without getting hurt.
(d) He feels tougher with all that he's been through.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is John Griffith's first job?

2. What adage does Rob Cooper use to discuss with Ralston?

3. Ralston is able to make a seat out of what?

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

5. One of the hikers mentions that the pictures in the book "Canyon Hiking Guide to the Colorado Plateau" look like what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ralston feels he fits into Aspen's social class?

2. What are some signs that indicate Ralston is losing some of his rationale and cool?

3. When Ralston finally succeeds in chipping parts of the chockstone, why do you think he collects the larger flakes?

4. How is Jack Moore connected to Butch Cassidy?

5. Why is it be natural for Betty Darr to come up in Ralston's mind during his entrapment?

6. Ralston responds to his near-drowning in a couple different ways. How does his discussion with his sister differ from the way he reacts in front of his friends.

7. Compare Warren MacDonald and Betty Darr and their relationship to Ralston.

8. What does "Geologic Time Includes Now" mean?

9. What does Ralston consider his morning routine and why is it important to him?

10. What remedy does Ralston give himself after sustaining an injury on Capitol Peak instead of going to the hospital?

(see the answer keys)

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