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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Land Without Pity.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A character in the book recounts an incident where one climber is dragged off a cliff while roped to his partner. What nationality are these climbers?
(a) Japanese.
(b) English.
(c) Peruvian.
(d) French.

2. What is the first thing Simon says to Joe after Joe tells him about the broken leg?
(a) 'I'll abseil down to you.'
(b) 'What happened?'
(c) 'Are you okay?'
(d) 'Are you sure it's broken?'

3. How does Joe compare his fitness with Simon's?
(a) Simon is more fit than Joe.
(b) Joe is more fit than Simon.
(c) Joe and Simon are equally matched.
(d) Joe and Simon are both out of shape.

4. Who witnesses two climbers in Europe fall to their deaths the year before?
(a) Simon Yates and Joe Simpson.
(b) Simon Yates and Jon Sylvester.
(c) Richard Hawking and Ian Whittaker.
(d) Al Rouse and Maurice Herzog.

5. What is verglas?
(a) Vertical scree.
(b) Vertical ice.
(c) A thin glaze of glass-like ice covering the rock.
(d) A type of eye lens used to help climbers with vertigo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Joe doing in the opening scene?

2. What does Joe assume Simon will do when he finds out that he has broken his leg?

3. What does Joe land on when he falls into the crevasse?

4. What does Simon do with Joe's clothes?

5. What part of the body does a gaiter cover?

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