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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Joe doing in the opening scene?
(a) Drinking tea.
(b) Climbing.
(c) Lying in his sleeping bag.
(d) Snoring.

2. 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.

3. What is the first thing that Simon says to Joe in the chapter "Tempting Fate"?
(a) "This is it!"
(b) "My fingers have never been this bad."
(c) "I'll go first, shall I?"
(d) "It's freezing cold!"

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

5. What do the climbers use to help them see at night?
(a) Flashlights.
(b) LCD screens.
(c) Starlight.
(d) Head torches.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the opening scene, what is Richard's tent covered with?

2. What is a couloir?

3. At what altitude does Joe realize that both he and Simon have set a personal altitude record?

4. In his climbing rhythm, Joe says to look at what?

5. How does the weather look when Joe and Simon start up Siula Grande?

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