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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the two hikers identify Ralston's truck on Sunday?
(a) Colorado license plates, skis, and bicycle gear.
(b) The truck has a Ute sticker on the back.
(c) Ralston tells them what it looks like.
(d) It has Ralston's name on the vanity license plate.

2. During Ralston's predicament when surveying a ski race route, what does he have to do?
(a) Click out and carry his skis.
(b) Climb a tree and wait for three hours until safe.
(c) Make a snow cave and wait for five hours until safe.
(d) Drag an ice axe onto bare rock during a fall.

3. Once free from the chockstone, what is on Ralston's mind?
(a) Get to water as soon as possible.
(b) Hike out as soon as possible.
(c) Go to the bathroom.
(d) Rest to restore energy for his hike out.

4. How does Ralston use his rope bag to keep warm?
(a) He draws his legs into it to keep them warm.
(b) He places it over his head.
(c) He ties it around his torso.
(d) He wraps it around his shoulders like a shawl.

5. What are Donna and Ann working on back in Denver?
(a) Calling the United Methodist Church in Utah to send a search party.
(b) Continuing to filter his emails for more information.
(c) A flight to Utah.
(d) A missing person's poster.

6. Who does Ralston originally forget and then remember to talk to on his videotape?
(a) Garrett.
(b) Chad.
(c) Mark.
(d) Scott.

7. In addition to the physical challenges of Ralston's adventures, what does he also appreciate in the outdoors?
(a) The quiet.
(b) The photographic scenery.
(c) The smell.
(d) He gets to meet others that enjoy the same hobbies.

8. In addition to a helicopter, what other search group is called out to Horseshoe Canyon?
(a) National Association of Search and Rescue.
(b) A horse-team from Wayne County.
(c) Forest Service firefighting volunteer crew.
(d) The Albuquerque Mountain Rescue Council.

9. Who does he meet on his hike out of the canyon?
(a) The Malones.
(b) The Mondales.
(c) The Meijers.
(d) The Majors.

10. 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 is able to speak with the people he sees.
(c) Ralston is able to control the direction on his own without a guide.
(d) Ralston feels he is present in both planes, the imaginary and the reality.

11. What important role does Captain Kyle Ekker play in Ralston's search?
(a) He recognizes the vehicle information and knows where it is located.
(b) He dispatches all calls concerning the Ralston searches.
(c) He calls the Hans Flat ranger station to gain information on Ralston's vehicle search.
(d) He is the first to spot the truck at the trailhead parking lot.

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

13. What does Ralston discover when he pokes his pinned thumb?
(a) Gases release and it is decomposing faster than he thinks.
(b) The feeling returns to his hand.
(c) He can no longer feel his hand.
(d) There is gangrene.

14. Despite missing Ralston at the trailhead, the two hikers figure they see Ralston again at a party. Where is the party?
(a) Goblin Valley.
(b) Granary Spring Trailhead.
(c) Boulder, Colorado.
(d) Moab.

15. Before Brian calls the Spruce Street house, who calls in to check on Ralston?
(a) Elliot.
(b) Ralston's mother.
(c) Leona.
(d) Brian and Joe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Mrs. Ralston recruit to help her decide what to do?

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

3. What does Brian decide to do when Ralston does not show up?

4. What does Adam Crider find out from Ralston's debit card?

5. What alters Ralston's original plans that set him on a course to the desert in Utah?

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