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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. At what altitude does Joe realize that both he and Simon have set a personal altitude record?
(a) 15,000 feet.
(b) 21,000 feet.
(c) 29,000 feet.
(d) 18,000 feet.

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

3. Gloria and Norma are gawping at Simon. Why?
(a) They can't believe what they are seeing.
(b) They feel sorry for Simon.
(c) They want to know what Simon and Richard are going to give them.
(d) They think Simon murdered Joe.

4. When Joe pulls on the rope in the crevasse, what happens?
(a) The rope breaks.
(b) The rope comes taught from the weight of Simon's body.
(c) Simon yells.
(d) The rope slides freely into the crevasse.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Joe reaches an open void while abseiling deep into the crevasse, and he struggles to continue. He compares the sensation to which experience?

2. What fifth step does Joe add to his pattern of movement through the moraines?

3. What are Joe Simpson and Ian Whittaker doing when the ground breaks out from underneath them?

4. What is another word for "abseil"?

5. What does Joe 'howl into the darkness' (p186)?

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