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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. When getting too confident at Slick Rock Trail, what happens to Ralston?
(a) He falls head first into a snow pile when trying to show off on his skis.
(b) In the middle of hopping between boulders, he slips into a crack and rolls his ankle.
(c) He slams into a sand trap face forward.
(d) He gets stuck on a climb and has to retreat and reroute himself.

2. What is different about his last trance compared to all the other previous trances?
(a) Ralston is an active participant in the last trance.
(b) Ralston feels he is present in both planes, the imaginary and the reality.
(c) Ralston is able to speak with the people he sees.
(d) Ralston is able to control the direction on his own without a guide.

3. The day before getting trapped, what activity does Ralston indulge in?
(a) Mountain biking.
(b) Bouldering.
(c) Skiing.
(d) Rock climbing.

4. What unusual act does Ralston try with his lip balm?
(a) Applies a layer to his amputation attempt to prevent infections.
(b) Bites into it and mush it around his mouth.
(c) Swallows it to coat his dry throat.
(d) Applies it to his left hand to ease the scratches and bruises.

5. Ralston reminisces about past thirst-quenchers. Which type does he most often think about?
(a) Budweisers.
(b) 7-UPs.
(c) Gatorades.
(d) Maragaritas.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ralston use his rope bag to keep warm?

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

3. What importance does the Elk Mountains Grand Traverse play in Ralston's life?

4. What important role does Ranger Sherrill play in Ralston's search?

5. What does Ralston do to conserve his water supply on his hike out?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ralston's trances help him?

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

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

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

5. As time continues in the canyon, what does Ralston's water supply mean to him?

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

7. What happens after the amputation that eventually leads Ralston to the helicopter?

8. Summarize the two hikers' weekend after they leave Ralston in the canyon, right before his entrapment. Note the circumstances that affects the timing of Ralston's rescue.

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

10. Once Ralston is missing, how does his friends handle the situation?

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