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

2. How does Joe describe the look in Simon's eyes when he tells Simon that he has broken his leg?
(a) 'Unthinking.'
(b) 'Exhibiting an instant connection to my plight.'
(c) 'Full of...a distance given to a wounded animal which could not be helped.'
(d) 'As if he were saying "No comment"'.

3. When Joe says to Simon, 'We should top out today' (p41), what does he mean?
(a) We should beat our altitude record.
(b) We should consume the maximum amount of calories.
(c) We should reach the summit.
(d) We should drink the maximum amount of fluids.

4. At what altitude does Joe realize that both he and Simon have set a personal altitude record?
(a) 15,000 feet.
(b) 29,000 feet.
(c) 18,000 feet.
(d) 21,000 feet.

5. What does Simon assume the foul taste in his mouth is from?
(a) Hunger.
(b) Dehydration.
(c) Pulmonary edema.
(d) Altitude sickness.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Peruvian flutings contrast to European flutings?

2. How does Joe compare his fitness with Simon's?

3. Simon feels as if the whole struggle up until he cuts the rope is the deliberate scheme of whom?

4. Who narrates the chapter "Silent Witness"?

5. What name does Joe shout over and over in the crevasse?

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