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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the elevation of Siula Grande?
(a) 21,000 metres.
(b) 29,000 feet.
(c) 21,000 feet.
(d) 4,500 feet.

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

3. What does Joe say about bivouac sites?
(a) They are convenient.
(b) They are cold.
(c) They are hidden.
(d) He usually dislikes them.

4. What do Norma and Gloria sell to Richard and Joe?
(a) Homemade cheese.
(b) Muslin bags.
(c) Goat's milk.
(d) Two Donkeys.

5. How many practice climbs do Joe and Simon complete in order to acclimatize?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. What object does Joe have trouble with in the beginning of the story?

2. Joe notes in the chapter "On the Edge" that any accident needing a rope to break a fall would be...

3. What is a sticht plate?

4. A character in the book recounts an incident where one climber is dragged off a cliff while roped to his partner. What nationality are these climbers?

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

(see the answer key)

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