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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through In the Far Distance.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While Joe ponders the notion of being left, the rope goes slack. What does this mean?
(a) That Simon is descending towards Joe.
(b) That Simon is leaving.
(c) That Simon is falling.
(d) That the rope has been cut.

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

3. At what altitude does Joe realize that both he and Simon have set a personal altitude record?
(a) 29,000 feet.
(b) 15,000 feet.
(c) 21,000 feet.
(d) 18,000 feet.

4. Simon feels as if the whole struggle up until he cuts the rope is the deliberate scheme of whom?
(a) A bored and evil force.
(b) Himself.
(c) The Peruvians.
(d) Joe.

5. How does Joe describe the shape of the crevasse chamber where he has been?
(a) Pear-shaped.
(b) Hourglass-shaped.
(c) Football-shaped.
(d) A figure-8.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a "Friend"?

2. When Joe knocks down a row of large icicles, he curses the pain of a...

3. On their first night on Siula Grande, what do Joe and Simon sleep in?

4. Who is the narrator when italic print is used in the book?

5. How does Simon cut the rope?

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