View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Joe assume Simon will do when he finds out that he has broken his leg?
(a) Simon will leave him.
(b) Simon will flip out.
(c) Simon will help him.
(d) Simon will stay and die with him.

3. When Joe sees Simon's frostbitten fingers, why does he feel anxious?
(a) He is worried that Simon won't be able to lower him down the mountain.
(b) He gets queasy about frostbite.
(c) He is worried about Simon's health.
(d) He is worried about Simon's climbing future.

4. When referring to their experience on the ridge, Simon tells Joe that he is...
(a) Freaked out.
(b) Ready to do it again.
(c) Disoriented.
(d) Not recalling what happened.

5. When Joe knocks down a row of large icicles, he curses the pain of a...
(a) Shattered femur.
(b) Broken knee joint.
(c) Cracked tooth.
(d) Broken heel.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far from the nearest village do Joe, Simon, and Richard pitch base camp?

2. When Joe first looks at his knee after his fall, how does he describe it?

3. What is the first thing Simon says to Joe after Joe tells him about the broken leg?

4. Which practice route does Al Rouse understate as 'a ridge of some difficulty'?

5. What does Joe mean by a "tortured" cornice?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 294 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample