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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tears in the Night, Prologue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While Simon is lowering Joe, Joe swears a lot, mostly at...
(a) The snow.
(b) The cold.
(c) His crampons.
(d) Simon.

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

3. While Joe struggles to dig a snow cave, Simon struggles to do what?
(a) To thaw out his fingers.
(b) To repair his head torch with his bare fingers.
(c) To dig his own snow cave.
(d) To repair his sticht plate with his bare fingers.

4. After Bomb Alley, what is Joe's next objective?
(a) The upper lake.
(b) Base camp.
(c) The lower lake.
(d) The riverbed.

5. How does Joe get through the moraines?
(a) Walking.
(b) Crawling.
(c) Hopping and falling.
(d) Scooting on his left side.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Joe finally reaches Bomb Alley, he immediately finds a trickle of water. How long has he gone without food or water?

2. The morning after Simon cut the rope, he descends down the mountain. What does Simon believe to be Joe's fate?

3. What object does Joe have trouble with in the beginning of the story?

4. As Simon lowers Joe down the mountain, how is Joe facing?

5. When Joe reaches the riverbed, what is the voice telling him?

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