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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Land Without Pity.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what route do two climbers witness the deaths of two other climbers?
(a) Siula Grande.
(b) Mount Everest.
(c) The Croz Spur.
(d) The Red Granite Spire.

2. What is a couloir?
(a) A species of colombine.
(b) A snow formation.
(c) A wall.
(d) A gully.

3. What fifth step does Joe add to his pattern of movement through the moraines?
(a) Retching.
(b) Drinking.
(c) Looking at his watch.
(d) Swinging his ax at the rocks to vent stress.

4. Where do Joe and Simon first meet Richard?
(a) On the mountain.
(b) On the beach.
(c) In a hotel in Lima.
(d) In Zaire.

5. What do the climbers run out of in the chapter "On the Edge"?
(a) Gas.
(b) Snow for melting into water.
(c) Worry.
(d) Food.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Joe turn off his head torch?

2. When referring to their experience on the ridge, Simon tells Joe that he is...

3. After he falls into the crevasse, what does Joe see through the hole far above?

4. What collapses under Simon's feet?

5. Which practice route does Al Rouse understate as 'a ridge of some difficulty'?

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