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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sonja moves to what state for college?
(a) Texas.
(b) New Mexico.
(c) Arizona.
(d) Alaska.

2. Where does the gang separate after a shootout?
(a) Lee's Ferry.
(b) OK Corral.
(c) Tombstone.
(d) Roost Canyon.

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

4. What is the average survival time without water in the desert?
(a) Three to four days.
(b) Four to five days.
(c) Two to three days.
(d) Five to six days.

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

6. What does Ralston make out of the elastic tubing insulation from his Camelbak?
(a) A pulley.
(b) A tourniquet.
(c) A noose.
(d) An animal trap.

7. What does Ralston decide to do as Chad takes photos of Havasupai Creek?
(a) Go for a swim.
(b) Cannonball into the river.
(c) Tackle Chad into the river.
(d) Dive into the river with Jean-Marc.

8. Of the listed items, which is found in Ralston's pack?
(a) A folding knife.
(b) An emergency candle.
(c) An emergency blanket.
(d) A multi-tool.

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

10. What character is used to indicate the location of the party Ralston mentions to the other hikers?
(a) Papa Smurf.
(b) Scooby Doo.
(c) Scrappy.
(d) Fred Flintstone.

11. What does Ralston start to hear that causes him to yell?
(a) Far off voices.
(b) Flapping wings of a large vulture.
(c) A screeching raven.
(d) Sonja's voice.

12. Ralston reminisces about which family friend that is known to be full of positive thinking and attitude?
(a) Daria Boyd.
(b) Betty Darr.
(c) Lily McDonald.
(d) Betsy Downing.

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

14. John Griffith is last seen in what year?
(a) 1889.
(b) 1879.
(c) 1890.
(d) 1899.

15. In his first log, what is one thing Ralston mentions?
(a) Memories of climbing the "fourteeners".
(b) How he gets to where he is at now.
(c) The two hikers he meets on this trip.
(d) Plans on how to get out.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the last to be retrieved from the avalanche?

2. Ralston is able to make a seat out of what?

3. In 1989, Ralston participates in an outdoor adventure camp that includes what activities?

4. One of the hikers mentions that the pictures in the book "Canyon Hiking Guide to the Colorado Plateau" look like what?

5. At Mount Holy Cross, what close call does Ralston encounter?

(see the answer keys)

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