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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. Who is the first character mentioned by the author?
(a) Richard.
(b) Joe's parents.
(c) Simon.
(d) Ian.

2. After seeing that the rope had been cut, Joe falls asleep. What wakes him?
(a) Someone shouting.
(b) The cold.
(c) The sounds of the glacier.
(d) A nightmare of falling.

3. After close inspection, what does Joe determine the "floor" of the crevasse to be?
(a) The fragile ceiling of a lower cavern.
(b) A dead end.
(c) Not really snow at all.
(d) Snow-covered rock.

4. How does Joe resolve to die?
(a) In his sleep.
(b) Suddenly, unexpectedly, and in the course of finding a way out.
(c) By jumping into the void.
(d) Slowly and painlessly by hypothermia.

5. What does Simon say he and Joe have changed by climbing the mountain?
(a) The mountain face.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Everything.
(d) The record books.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is verglas?

2. How does Joe describe the look in Simon's eyes when he tells Simon that he has broken his leg?

3. What does Joe do while he is waiting for Simon between lowerings?

4. Where does Richard sleep on the way up to base camp?

5. What is the weather like when Simon begins to descend the mountain alone?

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