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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tears in the Night, Prologue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Joe try to gauge their height on the mountain?
(a) By checking the map.
(b) By looking at nearby peaks.
(c) By checking his GPS.
(d) By checking his wristwatch altimiter.

2. When Richard returns to base camp, he informs Simon that Spinoza will arrive with the donkeys when?
(a) Within two hours.
(b) After the girls are done making their cheese.
(c) At six o'clock tomorrow morning.
(d) Within the week.

3. Joe is thrilled at the prospect of achieving what?
(a) A solo climb.
(b) A base jump.
(c) His father's dream.
(d) A first ascent.

4. When Joe knocks down a row of large icicles, he curses the pain of a...
(a) Broken knee joint.
(b) Broken heel.
(c) Shattered femur.
(d) Cracked tooth.

5. What is a couloir?
(a) A species of colombine.
(b) A gully.
(c) A snow formation.
(d) A wall.

Short Answer Questions

1. While crawling through the crevasse section of the glacier, what does Joe frequently do?

2. How does Joe resolve to die?

3. Gloria and Norma are gawping at Simon. Why?

4. Who is the Oscar-winning director who makes the film based on the book?

5. What does Joe do to stifle the nausea caused by the pain?

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