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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 "Day Two: Failing Options".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What conservationist author does Ralston and the other hikers admire?
(a) Theodore Roosevelt.
(b) Edward Abbey.
(c) John Muir.
(d) Rachel Carson.

2. What does Ralston attempt to make to remove the chockstone?
(a) A hammer with his blade and a rock.
(b) A makeshift pulley.
(c) A lever system.
(d) A wedge.

3. What disease does Betty contract as a child?
(a) Smallpox.
(b) Measles.
(c) Rubella.
(d) Polio.

4. Near the beginning of Ralston's hike, he meets which other hikers?
(a) Megan and Kristi.
(b) Steve and Eve.
(c) Grace and Sammy.
(d) Molly and Taylor.

5. What part of Ralston's arm is crushed between the boulder and the canyon wall?
(a) At the shoulder.
(b) The top of the palm.
(c) Near the wrist.
(d) Just above the elbow.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Ralston's best friend that climbs his first "fourteener" with him?

2. What nickname does Ralston's mother give him during the trip to the national park?

3. What is the chockstone mostly made of?

4. Sonja spends Thanksgiving camping at Havasupai Canyon with whom?

5. What does Ralston realize about his pinned limb?

(see the answer key)

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