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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through On the Edge.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Joe recalls an incident with climber Ian Whittaker in which country?
(a) New Zealand.
(b) Zaire.
(c) England.
(d) France.

3. What is verglas?
(a) A type of eye lens used to help climbers with vertigo.
(b) A thin glaze of glass-like ice covering the rock.
(c) Vertical scree.
(d) Vertical ice.

4. When Joe follows Simon, he is careful to do what?
(a) Follow Simon's footsteps exactly.
(b) Keep Richard informed of their progress.
(c) Not lose sight of Simon.
(d) Avoid Simon's footsteps entirely.

5. What device does Joe wish they had in their possession as they descend from the summit of Siula Grande?
(a) A flare gun.
(b) A compass.
(c) A satellite phone.
(d) A GPS.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Simon insist that Joe not do on this trip?

2. Where do Joe and Simon first meet Richard?

3. While Joe struggles to dig a snow cave, Simon struggles to do what?

4. What is the name of the rock that Joe and Ian climb?

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

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