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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Simon feels as if the whole struggle up until he cuts the rope is the deliberate scheme of whom?
(a) The Peruvians.
(b) A bored and evil force.
(c) Himself.
(d) Joe.

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

3. On their first night on Siula Grande, what do Joe and Simon sleep in?
(a) A tent.
(b) A man-made cave.
(c) A natural cave.
(d) A pigsty.

4. After lowering Joe down, what is Simon's signal that Joe needs to take his weight off the rope?
(a) Giving slack to the rope.
(b) Three arm waves.
(c) Three flashes of his head torch.
(d) Three tugs on the rope.

5. The morning after Simon cut the rope, he descends down the mountain. What does Simon believe to be Joe's fate?
(a) He has died.
(b) He has gone insane.
(c) He is alive.
(d) He has fallen into a crevasse.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of "The Final Choice", how does Simon feel?

2. When Simon reaches base camp, what is the first thing he says to Richard?

3. At one of the lowering changeovers, Simon smiles at Joe, and Joe realizes that their partnership...

4. What is a couloir?

5. How are Joe and Ian rescued?

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