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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. After close inspection, what does Joe determine the "floor" of the crevasse to be?
(a) Not really snow at all.
(b) Snow-covered rock.
(c) A dead end.
(d) The fragile ceiling of a lower cavern.

2. In the opening scene of the chapter "Shadows in the Ice", Joe is convinced that he and his partner are going to die. What does Joe hope?
(a) That he remembered to give his parents' phone number to Richard.
(b) That he hits the water at the bottom of the crevasse.
(c) That Simon has a quick death.
(d) That someone will know they made it to the summit of Siula Grande by the West Face.

3. What is the first thing Simon says to Joe after Joe tells him about the broken leg?
(a) 'Are you sure it's broken?'
(b) 'What happened?'
(c) 'Are you okay?'
(d) 'I'll abseil down to you.'

4. The morning after Simon cut the rope, he descends down the mountain. What does Simon believe to be Joe's fate?
(a) He has gone insane.
(b) He has fallen into a crevasse.
(c) He is alive.
(d) He has died.

5. What do the climbers run out of in the chapter "On the Edge"?
(a) Food.
(b) Gas.
(c) Snow for melting into water.
(d) Worry.

Short Answer Questions

1. After reciting a soliloquy as a preoccupying game, Joe realizes what?

2. What does Joe assume Simon will do when he finds out that he has broken his leg?

3. How does Joe describe the look in Simon's eyes when he tells Simon that he has broken his leg?

4. What is a patina?

5. When Joe encounters Simon's footprints, he describes them as sinuous. What does this mean?

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