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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. What does Joe do while he is waiting for Simon between lowerings?
(a) He reties the knot between the ropes.
(b) He screams at Simon to slow down.
(c) He digs a bucket seat in the snow for Simon.
(d) He traverses the slope to get out of Simon's way.

2. The human figures Joe sees in the broken ice of a cliff are in "bas-relief". What does this mean?
(a) Projecting slightly from the background.
(b) Humming a bass-pitched tune.
(c) Resting.
(d) Reclining.

3. Joe notes in the chapter "On the Edge" that any accident needing a rope to break a fall would be...
(a) A bummer.
(b) Fatal.
(c) Ideal.
(d) Just what they need.

4. As he lowers himself deeper into the crevasse, what does Joe stare at?
(a) The opening.
(b) His feet.
(c) The ice screw.
(d) The blackness.

5. Who narrates the chapter "Silent Witness"?
(a) Richard.
(b) The editor.
(c) Simon.
(d) Joe.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Simon reaches base camp, what is the first thing he says to Richard?

2. How far does Simon lower Joe each time before he descends himself?

3. What does Joe see that makes him certain that he is going to get out of the crevasse?

4. Joe recalls an incident with climber Ian Whittaker in which country?

5. Which practice route does Al Rouse understate as 'a ridge of some difficulty'?

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