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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. What description does Joe lend to the sounds of icicles breaking away?
(a) Clanging.
(b) Like glass shattering.
(c) Cracking.
(d) Chandelier sounds.

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

3. After he emerges from the crevasse, what obstacle next lies in his path?
(a) Another crevasse.
(b) The glacier.
(c) The lake.
(d) Bomb Alley.

4. How many hours do Joe and Ian hang on the rope before being rescued?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 21.
(d) 12.

5. What method of movement does Joe first try when he is out of the crevasse?
(a) Hopping.
(b) Spindrifting.
(c) Tobogganing.
(d) Nordic-walking.

Short Answer Questions

1. What device does Joe wish they had in their possession as they descend from the summit of Siula Grande?

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

3. When Joe sees Simon's frostbitten fingers, why does he feel anxious?

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

5. What is blue ice?

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