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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. After coming to the conclusion that Joe is dead, Simon is determined to do what?
(a) To find Joe's body.
(b) To recover Joe's personal helmet-cam to see what happened.
(c) To get off the mountain alive.
(d) To come back with a helicopter.

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

3. After he falls into the crevasse, what does Joe see through the hole far above?
(a) Stars.
(b) Sunlight.
(c) Simon's body.
(d) Clouds.

4. When Joe and Simon move together along the ridge, how far behind Simon does Joe follow?
(a) A full rope-length.
(b) Within earshot.
(c) 150 yards.
(d) One car-length.

5. What are Joe Simpson and Ian Whittaker doing when the ground breaks out from underneath them?
(a) Digging a snow hole.
(b) Abseiling.
(c) Getting ready to sleep.
(d) Belaying.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Norma and Gloria sell to Richard and Joe?

2. As he lowers himself deeper into the crevasse, what does Joe stare at?

3. After 12 hours in the crevasse, Joe finally escapes. Although briefly mentioned in the chapter "In the Far Distance", a new character is now officially introduced. Who is it?

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

5. Simon feels as if the whole struggle up until he cuts the rope is the deliberate scheme of whom?

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