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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 "How to Become a Retired Engineer in Just Five Short Years".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what famous gang does the person bearing this region's name run with?
(a) The Wild Westerners.
(b) The Crazy Bunch.
(c) Harris's Cattle Ranchers.
(d) The Wild Bunch.

2. What does Ralston drop when he attempts to place it safely into his pack with the swollen hand?
(a) The headlight.
(b) The key ring for his bike lock.
(c) A carabiner.
(d) A raven's feather.

3. What happens when Ralston attempts to hammer the blade with a large rock?
(a) The rock wedges the blade into the boulder.
(b) The rock breaks to pieces in his hands.
(c) The rock flicks the knife into a hole at his feet.
(d) Ralston misses and creates a large bruise.

4. What causes Ralston's left hand to swell?
(a) The heat.
(b) Hitting his hand with a rock when trying to hammer the knife.
(c) The chockstone hit his hand before pinning him.
(d) The pressure of the knife trying to chip away the chockstone.

5. What is the chockstone mostly made of?
(a) Sandstone.
(b) Granite.
(c) Shale.
(d) Limestone.

Short Answer Questions

1. During this nighttime rafting trip, how does Ralston discern whether there are rapids in the dark?

2. Ralston reminisces about which family friend that is known to be full of positive thinking and attitude?

3. To keep some form of control, what is one relatively trivial thing Ralston does?

4. Where does the gang separate after a shootout?

5. Who is John Griffith's first employer?

(see the answer key)

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