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

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

3. When Simon reaches base camp, what is the first thing he says to Richard?
(a) 'You look terrible!'
(b) 'Joe's dead.'
(c) 'There was nothing I could do.'
(d) 'He fell.'

4. Which practice route does Al Rouse understate as 'a ridge of some difficulty'?
(a) The South Ridge of Cerro Yantauri.
(b) Rosario Norte.
(c) The South Ridge of Seria Norte.
(d) Cerro Serapo.

5. What do Joe and Simon climb at the beginning of the ascent on Siula Grande?
(a) A buttress.
(b) A fluting.
(c) An ice wall.
(d) A granite spire.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joe lack the courage to do?

2. What does Simon assume the foul taste in his mouth is from?

3. How does the weather look when Joe and Simon start up Siula Grande?

4. Joe is thrilled at the prospect of achieving what?

5. How are Joe and Ian rescued?

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