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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Silent Witness.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Joe do to stifle the nausea caused by the pain?
(a) He bends his right knee.
(b) He induces vomiting.
(c) He pushes his face into the snow.
(d) He holds his breath.

2. What is directly under Joe when he hangs in front of the ice wall?
(a) A snow ribbon.
(b) A moraine.
(c) A crevasse.
(d) A summit.

3. In his climbing rhythm, Joe says to look at what?
(a) Your watch.
(b) The ice axe.
(c) The ice.
(d) Your feet.

4. After his accident with Ian, Joe regains his desire to climb, except for the dread of what?
(a) Bivouacs.
(b) Falling.
(c) Freezing.
(d) Shredded ropes.

5. What collapses under Simon's feet?
(a) A snow ridge.
(b) An ice bridge.
(c) A crevice.
(d) The summit.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joe try to use to climb up the rope?

2. What is spindrift?

3. On their first night on Siula Grande, what do Joe and Simon sleep in?

4. When Joe first looks at his knee after his fall, how does he describe it?

5. Joe is thrilled at the prospect of achieving what?

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