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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 do to find out if Simon has fallen to his death?
(a) He asks Richard.
(b) He pulls the rope.
(c) He taps their secret code on the ice wall.
(d) He calls him on the radio.

2. At the beginning of the chapter "On the Edge", on which side of Siula Grande are Joe and Simon descending?
(a) The South Face.
(b) The East Face.
(c) The North Face.
(d) The West Face.

3. Joe notes in the chapter "On the Edge" that any accident needing a rope to break a fall would be...
(a) Ideal.
(b) A bummer.
(c) Fatal.
(d) Just what they need.

4. Why does Joe decide to descend deeper into the crevasse?
(a) He cannot bear another night on the ice bridge.
(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 knows there is a way out.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are Simon's fingertips turning black?

2. On what route do two climbers witness the deaths of two other climbers?

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

4. When Joe encounters Simon's footprints, he describes them as sinuous. What does this mean?

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

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