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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first thing Simon says to Joe after Joe tells him about the broken leg?
(a) 'Are you okay?'
(b) 'Are you sure it's broken?'
(c) 'What happened?'
(d) 'I'll abseil down to you.'

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

3. When Joe falls and lands on the slope at the base of the cliff, what happens?
(a) He breaks his left leg.
(b) His right lower leg bone is forced through the knee joint.
(c) He ruptures his left knee.
(d) He rips Simon off the mountain.

4. A character in the book recounts an incident where one climber is dragged off a cliff while roped to his partner. What nationality are these climbers?
(a) English.
(b) Japanese.
(c) Peruvian.
(d) French.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Joe follows Simon, he is careful to do what?

2. When Joe sees Simon's frostbitten fingers, why does he feel anxious?

3. What is blue ice?

4. Simon tells Joe that he is knackered. What does this mean?

5. What is verglas?

(see the answer key)

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