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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11 "Day Five: Trance Sanctuary".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Near the halfway point of the canyon, Ralston must rappel down what?
(a) The Deep Gulch.
(b) The Long Fall.
(c) The Big Drop.
(d) The Big Ditch.

2. What sign leads Ralston to believe he is not yet fully dehydrated?
(a) He continues to have urges to urinate.
(b) He produces saliva.
(c) He is able to cry.
(d) The cuts from hammering actually bleed.

3. After Humphrey's peak, what does Ralston share with his friend Mark?
(a) He plans to climb Everest.
(b) He plans to solo climb Denali by the following winter.
(c) He plans to climb the seven highest peaks in the world.
(d) He plans to solo climb all "fourteeners" of Colorado in winter.

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

5. 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 flicks the knife into a hole at his feet.
(c) Ralston misses and creates a large bruise.
(d) The rock breaks to pieces in his hands.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is John Griffith's first employer?

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

3. What does Ralston realize about his pinned limb?

4. What sound does Ralston compare the beginning of an avalanche to?

5. Ralston's first trance describes him going through what?

(see the answer key)

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