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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. How does Ralston use his rope bag to keep warm?
(a) He ties it around his torso.
(b) He places it over his head.
(c) He draws his legs into it to keep them warm.
(d) He wraps it around his shoulders like a shawl.

2. Previously, Ralston asks for guidance and direction to understand why he is in this situation. However, by day four, Ralston prays for what?
(a) Patience to "see this through".
(b) His parents' understanding of his adventurous lifestyle.
(c) Leona to report him missing earlier than what he believes is reasonable.
(d) An angel to help free him from the chockstone.

3. What alters Ralston's original plans that set him on a course to the desert in Utah?
(a) His ski buddies cancel due to family emergency.
(b) Sub-zero weather make the ski terrain icy.
(c) A late-winter storm that set avalanche hazards.
(d) Unusual warm weather that set avalanche hazards.

4. What is the name of the national park Ralston gets trapped in?
(a) Canyonlands.
(b) Mesa Verde.
(c) Grand Circle.
(d) Bryce Canyon.

5. What is Ralston's last trance that makes him believe he survives?
(a) His future son in a future home.
(b) Ghosts in the canyonlands that communicate it is not yet his time.
(c) A welcoming house party with all his friends and family.
(d) Friends that non-verbally communicate, "When you are ready, then we are real."

Short Answer Questions

1. How do you describe Ralston's video by Thursday in the canyon?

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

3. What unusual act does Ralston try with his lip balm?

4. Before Brian calls the Spruce Street house, who calls in to check on Ralston?

5. In the middle of recording on his video camera, he states "even if I see Wednesday." What does this mean to Ralston?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the conditions of the Elk Mountains Grand Traverse race and what complications it causes the racers.

2. What symptoms does Ralston observe about his body and mind that shows signs of dehydration and lack of sleep?

3. How does Ralston survive a night outside in a whiteout storm?

4. Describe common themes in Ralston's memories.

5. Describe the sequence of events the leads to locating Ralston's truck.

6. What is Ralston's agenda between leaving his house on Spruce Street on Thursday and the Saturday he becomes trapped in the canyon?

7. How does Steve Patchett help with the search from New Mexico?

8. What characteristics of Ralston returns once safe in the helicopter and hospital?

9. Other than taste, what other factors does Ralston have to consider when deciding on whether to drink his urine?

10. Summarize Brad and Leah's weekend after leaving Ralston near Mount Sopris. Note the circumstances that affects the timing of Ralston's rescue.

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