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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) Disoriented.
(b) Ready to do it again.
(c) Freaked out.
(d) Not recalling what happened.

2. What does Joe land on when he falls into the crevasse?
(a) An ice bridge.
(b) The bottom of the crevasse.
(c) A snow hole.
(d) A cornice.

3. To what does Joe compare the figures in the ice?
(a) Carvings inside a Hindu Temple.
(b) Paintings by Titian of grossly fat nudes.
(c) A Renaissance painting in the Sistine Chapel.
(d) Answers #1, #2, and #3.

4. On what route do two climbers witness the deaths of two other climbers?
(a) The Red Granite Spire.
(b) The Croz Spur.
(c) Siula Grande.
(d) Mount Everest.

5. When sorting through Joe's possessions, what does Simon salvage?
(a) A bag from Chamonix.
(b) Joe's hat from Czechoslovakia.
(c) Joe's clothes.
(d) Miri Smidt's diary.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do the climbers run out of in the chapter "On the Edge"?

3. When Joe and Simon move together along the ridge, how far behind Simon does Joe follow?

4. When Joe and Simon move together, Joe moves only when...

5. What name does Joe shout over and over in the crevasse?

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