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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Joe and Simon move together, Joe moves only when...
(a) Simon gives him the signal.
(b) The whiteout is over.
(c) He can see Simon.
(d) The rope moves.

3. What is Joe attempting to do when he falls and injures himself?
(a) He is attempting to slide down a scree slope.
(b) He is attempting to reverse-climb a small cliff.
(c) He is attempting to jump a crevasse.
(d) He is attempting to look over the edge of a cornice.

4. Why does Simon cut the rope?
(a) He thinks the rope is going to break anyway.
(b) He can't think clearly because of altitude delirium.
(c) He is sick of the rescue attempt.
(d) He is about to be pulled over a cliff by Joe's weight.

5. What side of Siula Grande do Joe and Simon have the ambition to conquer?
(a) The East Face.
(b) The South Face.
(c) The West Face.
(d) The North Face.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are Simon's fingertips turning black?

2. How many hours do Joe and Ian hang on the rope before being rescued?

3. What description does Joe lend to the sounds of icicles breaking away?

4. What is a "Friend"?

5. At the end of the chapter "On the Edge", Joe notes what about the day?

Short Essay Questions

1. After breaking his leg, why doesn't Joe ask Simon for help?

2. What observation does Joe make about tents in the opening scene of the book?

3. What does Joe like about Simon's personality?

4. Describe the Peruvian family that lives in the huts.

5. Compare or contrast the influence of the incident on The Bonatti Pillar on the climbing careers of Joe Simpson and Ian Whittaker.

6. At the beginning of "Disaster", what is Joe's attitude?

7. Why do Simon and Joe avoid the issue of discussing their game plan after Joe's injury?

8. In "Storm at the Summit", how does Joe get a bloody lip and a cracked tooth?

9. Describe Simon's feelings at the end of "The Final Choice".

10. What happens on The Bonatti Pillar on Les Petits Drus in the French Alps?

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