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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tempting Fate.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Joe and Simon climb at the beginning of the ascent on Siula Grande?
(a) An ice wall.
(b) A buttress.
(c) A granite spire.
(d) A fluting.

2. What is the name of the rock that Joe and Ian climb?
(a) The Bonatti Pillar.
(b) Les Petits Drus.
(c) Chamonix.
(d) The Rock of Gibraltar.

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

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

5. How does the weather look when Joe and Simon start up Siula Grande?
(a) Blustery.
(b) Dreadful.
(c) Perfect.
(d) Foggy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far from the nearest village do Joe, Simon, and Richard pitch base camp?

2. How many practice climbs do Joe and Simon complete in order to acclimatize?

3. Who is the first character mentioned by the author?

4. How are Joe and Ian rescued?

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

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