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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Joe turn off his head torch?
(a) He can't stand the looks of his injury.
(b) So he can go to sleep.
(c) So he can see out better.
(d) To save the batteries.

2. What is a patina?
(a) A type of mountaineering skate used to descend slopes.
(b) A thin layer that appears slowly over time.
(c) The ceiling of a snow cave.
(d) A Peruvian flatbread that Gloria cooks for Richard.

3. What name does Joe shout over and over in the crevasse?
(a) Jesus.
(b) Richard.
(c) Ramona.
(d) Simon.

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

5. Before recounting the Mont Blanc incident, Joe determines that Simon...
(a) Is going to leave without him.
(b) Is suffering from altitude sickness.
(c) Has broken his leg.
(d) Is indeed frostbitten.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Joe looks at the frayed end of the cut rope, what colors are the nylon filaments?

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

3. What is a bergschrund?

4. After he falls into the crevasse, what does Joe see through the hole far above?

5. What does Simon do with Joe's clothes?

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