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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. What object does Joe have trouble with in the beginning of the story?
(a) His crampons.
(b) His rucksack.
(c) His tent.
(d) The petrol stove.

2. What becomes Joe's obsession in the moraines?
(a) Footprints.
(b) Rocks.
(c) Water.
(d) The smell of urine.

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

4. What does Joe do while he is waiting for Simon between lowerings?
(a) He digs a bucket seat in the snow for Simon.
(b) He reties the knot between the ropes.
(c) He traverses the slope to get out of Simon's way.
(d) He screams at Simon to slow down.

5. What does Joe see that makes him certain that he is going to get out of the crevasse?
(a) A breeze.
(b) A note from Simon.
(c) A beam of sunlight.
(d) Signs of life.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Joe sees Simon's frostbitten fingers, why does he feel anxious?

2. What is the 4-step pattern of movement that Joe perfects to get through the moraines?

3. What do the climbers run out of in the chapter "On the Edge"?

4. While crawling through the crevasse section of the glacier, what does Joe hear in his head in addition to the voice?

5. While Joe struggles to dig a snow cave, Simon struggles to do what?

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