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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is a couloir?
(a) A species of colombine.
(b) A wall.
(c) A gully.
(d) A snow formation.
2. What is a sticht plate?
(a) A high-altitude breathing apparatus.
(b) A belay device.
(c) A camming device.
(d) A cooking utensil.
3. What is a patina?
(a) A Peruvian flatbread that Gloria cooks for Richard.
(b) A thin layer that appears slowly over time.
(c) The ceiling of a snow cave.
(d) A type of mountaineering skate used to descend slopes.
4. In his climbing rhythm, Joe says to look at what?
(a) Your feet.
(b) The ice axe.
(c) Your watch.
(d) The ice.
5. At the beginning of the chapter "On the Edge", on which side of Siula Grande are Joe and Simon descending?
(a) The West Face.
(b) The South Face.
(c) The North Face.
(d) The East Face.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does Simon cut the rope?
2. Joe says that what is infectious?
3. When Joe says to Simon, 'We should top out today' (p41), what does he mean?
4. What does Joe say about bivouac sites?
5. What is the name of the rock that Joe and Ian climb?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Simon's feelings at the end of "The Final Choice".
2. Why does Simon cut the rope?
3. While trying to find the North Ridge again after leaving the summit, what happens to Simon?
4. At the beginning of "Disaster", what is Joe's attitude?
5. On the first practice climb to Seria Norte, Joe loses sight of base camp and immediately notices what?
6. Explain how Joe feels for the two days immediately prior to setting out for Siula Grande.
7. On page 65, Joe says, 'I knew it would be a good day.' By the end of the day, how and why does his view of the day change?
8. What happens on The Bonatti Pillar on Les Petits Drus in the French Alps?
9. In "Storm at the Summit", how does Joe get a bloody lip and a cracked tooth?
10. When beginning his climb for the summit from the bivouac site 300 feet below the summit, what pros and cons does Joe mention about climbing in the daylight?
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