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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What disease does Betty contract as a child?

2. What is the "sun salute"?

3. Why does Ralston recount his recent solo adventures?

4. Considering Ralston's rations by day three, how much longer does he expect to survive?

5. Who is the region in which Ralston is trapped named after?

Short Essay Questions

1. What "clothing" does Ralston makeshift for himself to keep warm at night? What else does he do to stay warm from the chill?

2. How does Ralston's attitude about the outdoors change over time while growing up?

3. What does the sheriff's posse think of the outlaws?

4. What becomes of the second rate Wild Bunch boys from Roost Canyon?

5. What are some signs that indicate Ralston is losing some of his rationale and cool?

6. Even before the expected predicament of Ralston occurs, what conversation foreshadows the eerie feeling of the canyon?

7. Describe the possible consequences Ralston faces if he decides to amputate his arm.

8. Describe the sequence of events that occurs after Ralston and his friends ski Resolution Peak.

9. Describe John Griffith's skills that help him survive the wild west.

10. Ralston responds to his near-drowning in a couple different ways. How does his discussion with his sister differ from the way he reacts in front of his friends.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Research Aron Ralston's current life. What do you expect to find? Are your expectations met? Are there any surprises? What is the same or different about his life before and after his entrapment?

Essay Topic 2

Ralston constantly updates the video camera of his current situation. He assumes he dies in the canyon and expects a stranger one day finds his body and his camera. Explain the reasoning behind Ralston's need to constantly talk to the camera and detail his entrapment.

Essay Topic 3

Ralston reminisces many past climbs. Using these memories, write about what you think Ralston is looking for in these climbs. What are the purposes to his climbs? What does Ralston want to get out of these goals? Does he?

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