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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Land Without Pity.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Joe says to Simon, 'We should top out today' (p41), what does he mean?
(a) We should consume the maximum amount of calories.
(b) We should drink the maximum amount of fluids.
(c) We should reach the summit.
(d) We should beat our altitude record.

2. At the end of the chapter "On the Edge", Joe notes what about the day?
(a) It had been "brilliant".
(b) It had been "a scrabbling nightmare".
(c) It had been "what we live for".
(d) It had been "neither enjoyable nor funny".

3. When reaching the "floor" of the crevasse, Joe determines his depth to be...
(a) Below sea level.
(b) About 150 feet.
(c) About 100 feet.
(d) About 50 feet.

4. When sorting through Joe's possessions, what does Simon salvage?
(a) Joe's clothes.
(b) Joe's hat from Czechoslovakia.
(c) A bag from Chamonix.
(d) Miri Smidt's diary.

5. On what mountain range do two climbers witness the deaths of two other climbers?
(a) The Spanish Pyrenees.
(b) The French Alps.
(c) The Himalayas.
(d) The French Andes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Simon say he and Joe have changed by climbing the mountain?

2. When Joe follows Simon, he is careful to do what?

3. At the end of "The Final Choice", how does Simon feel?

4. What does Joe see that makes him certain that he is going to get out of the crevasse?

5. What is a sticht plate?

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