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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Final Choice.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Joe compare his fitness with Simon's?
(a) Simon is more fit than Joe.
(b) Joe and Simon are equally matched.
(c) Joe is more fit than Simon.
(d) Joe and Simon are both out of shape.

3. Where does Richard sleep on the way up to base camp?
(a) In his tent.
(b) In a snow cave.
(c) In a hammock.
(d) In a pigsty.

4. Simon tells Joe that he is knackered. What does this mean?
(a) He is cinched up in his knap-sack.
(b) He is very tired.
(c) He is dumbfounded.
(d) He is trying to shake off what he just saw.

5. What collapses under Simon's feet?
(a) A snow ridge.
(b) An ice bridge.
(c) The summit.
(d) A crevice.

Short Answer Questions

1. Joe recalls an incident with climber Ian Whittaker in which country?

2. How does Joe try to gauge their height on the mountain?

3. Joe notes that some of the icicles are as thick as...

4. After his accident with Ian, Joe regains his desire to climb, except for the dread of what?

5. A hundredweight of icicles falls on Joe's head. How much is this?

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