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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. What do the climbers use to help them see at night?
(a) Starlight.
(b) LCD screens.
(c) Flashlights.
(d) Head torches.

2. How do Peruvian flutings contrast to European flutings?
(a) They appear to defy gravity.
(b) They are made of yellow rock.
(c) They are made of snow.
(d) They are difficult to see.

3. What is a sticht plate?
(a) A belay device.
(b) A cooking utensil.
(c) A camming device.
(d) A high-altitude breathing apparatus.

4. What description does Joe lend to the sounds of icicles breaking away?
(a) Chandelier sounds.
(b) Cracking.
(c) Like glass shattering.
(d) Clanging.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At what altitude does Joe realize that both he and Simon have set a personal altitude record?

2. When Joe falls into the crevasse, what is the first thing he does when he realizes he is alive?

3. When Joe looks at the frayed end of the cut rope, what colors are the nylon filaments?

4. After seeing that the rope had been cut, Joe falls asleep. What wakes him?

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

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