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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animals do the climbers use to transport their gear to base camp?
(a) Mules.
(b) Yaks.
(c) Llamas.
(d) Donkeys.

2. How long is one length of climbing rope?
(a) 150 feet.
(b) A hundredweight.
(c) 300 feet.
(d) 150 metres.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Simon insist that Joe not do on this trip?

2. What do Norma and Gloria sell to Richard and Joe?

3. What part of the body does a gaiter cover?

4. Where do Joe and Simon first meet Richard?

5. How does Joe describe Simon's eyes?

(see the answer key)

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