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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far from the nearest village do Joe, Simon, and Richard pitch base camp?
(a) 5 miles of glacier.
(b) 28 miles of rough walking.
(c) 28 miles of easy walking.
(d) 56 miles of rough walking.

2. How are Joe and Ian rescued?
(a) By Simon.
(b) By rescue helicopter.
(c) By Japanese climbers.
(d) By donkey.

3. What do the climbers run out of in the chapter "On the Edge"?
(a) Food.
(b) Gas.
(c) Worry.
(d) Snow for melting into water.

4. Joe notes in the chapter "On the Edge" that any accident needing a rope to break a fall would be...
(a) Fatal.
(b) Ideal.
(c) Just what they need.
(d) A bummer.

5. When Joe first looks at his knee after his fall, how does he describe it?
(a) As a "zigzag".
(b) As "cockeyed".
(c) As "bloody stuffed".
(d) As "kinked".

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of the chapter "On the Edge", Joe notes what about the day?

2. What is the name of the rock that Joe and Ian climb?

3. What is a patina?

4. On what mountain range do two climbers witness the deaths of two other climbers?

5. How long do Joe and Simon expect to be gone on their climb of Siula Grande?

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