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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. Where does Richard sleep on the way up to base camp?
(a) In a hammock.
(b) In his tent.
(c) In a pigsty.
(d) In a snow cave.

2. What is the first thing that Simon says to Joe in the chapter "Tempting Fate"?
(a) "It's freezing cold!"
(b) "I'll go first, shall I?"
(c) "This is it!"
(d) "My fingers have never been this bad."

3. What does Joe try to use to climb up the rope?
(a) A karabiner.
(b) A sticht plate.
(c) A "Friend".
(d) A Prussik knot.

4. On what mountain range do two climbers witness the deaths of two other climbers?
(a) The Himalayas.
(b) The French Andes.
(c) The French Alps.
(d) The Spanish Pyrenees.

5. How long is one length of climbing rope?
(a) A hundredweight.
(b) 150 feet.
(c) 300 feet.
(d) 150 metres.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far from the nearest village do Joe, Simon, and Richard pitch base camp?

2. How many practice climbs do Joe and Simon complete in order to acclimatize?

3. When thinking about being left on the mountain, Joe feels himself "teetering on the edge of..."

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

5. What does Joe do to stifle the nausea caused by the pain?

Short Essay Questions

1. After breaking his leg, why doesn't Joe ask Simon for help?

2. Why is Joe nervous about the first bivouac site?

3. At the beginning of "Disaster", what is Joe's attitude?

4. What observation does Joe make about tents in the opening scene of the book?

5. What does Joe like about Simon's personality?

6. What is Joe's plan of action if Simon falls through, or off, the ridge again?

7. At the beginning of "Tempting Fate", what does Joe say about his fingers, and how does he deal with them?

8. Describe the first bivouac site on Siula Grande.

9. Describe Simon's feelings at the end of "The Final Choice".

10. What worries Joe and Simon the most about the final part of the route to the summit?

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