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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a "Friend"?
(a) A hydration bag with a tube for drinking.
(b) Climbing gear.
(c) A belay device.
(d) A sleeping mat.

2. 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.

3. What do the climbers call their melted-snow drinks?
(a) Brews.
(b) Meltwaters.
(c) Petrols.
(d) Shots.

4. How does the weather look when Joe and Simon start up Siula Grande?
(a) Foggy.
(b) Perfect.
(c) Blustery.
(d) Dreadful.

5. What does Simon say he and Joe have changed by climbing the mountain?
(a) Nothing.
(b) The mountain face.
(c) The record books.
(d) Everything.

Short Answer Questions

1. Simon feels as if the whole struggle up until he cuts the rope is the deliberate scheme of whom?

2. What is spindrift?

3. What is the first thing that Simon says to Joe in the chapter "Tempting Fate"?

4. As Simon lowers Joe, what causes the most pain?

5. Joe says that what is infectious?

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