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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Mind Games.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Joe not want to lose sight of on the glacier?
(a) The North Star.
(b) Simon's tracks.
(c) Base camp.
(d) The lake.

2. When referring to their experience on the ridge, Simon tells Joe that he is...
(a) Disoriented.
(b) Not recalling what happened.
(c) Ready to do it again.
(d) Freaked out.

3. How far into the crevasse does Joe guess he has fallen?
(a) About 50 feet.
(b) All the way.
(c) About 50 stories.
(d) About 100 feet.

4. When Joe pulls on the rope in the crevasse, what happens?
(a) The rope comes taught from the weight of Simon's body.
(b) Simon yells.
(c) The rope breaks.
(d) The rope slides freely into the crevasse.

5. When Joe looks at the frayed end of the cut rope, what colors are the nylon filaments?
(a) White and pink.
(b) Red and blue.
(c) Green and brown.
(d) Purple and yellow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a bergschrund?

2. What method of movement does Joe first try when he is out of the crevasse?

3. The human figures Joe sees in the broken ice of a cliff are in "bas-relief". What does this mean?

4. What does Joe do when the voice tells him what to do?

5. At the beginning of the chapter "On the Edge", on which side of Siula Grande are Joe and Simon descending?

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