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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is a bergschrund?
(a) The hop of an injured climber.
(b) A crevasse at the head of a mountain glacier.
(c) A burgundy-colored, crunchy type of scree.
(d) A natural amphitheatre.

3. What do the climbers run out of in the chapter "On the Edge"?
(a) Worry.
(b) Snow for melting into water.
(c) Food.
(d) Gas.

4. Why does Joe decide to descend deeper into the crevasse?
(a) He knows there is a way out.
(b) Because that is in the worst-case-scenario climber's manual.
(c) He sees some light at the bottom of the crevasse.
(d) He cannot bear another night on the ice bridge.

5. Why are Simon's fingertips turning black?
(a) They are stained from the rope.
(b) They are bruised.
(c) They are becoming frostbitten.
(d) They are infected.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before recounting the Mont Blanc incident, Joe determines that Simon...

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

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

4. When sorting through Joe's possessions, what does Simon salvage?

5. What does Joe not want to lose sight of on the glacier?

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