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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 animals do the climbers use to transport their gear to base camp?
(a) Yaks.
(b) Mules.
(c) Donkeys.
(d) Llamas.
2. What is a pitch?
(a) The echo of the ax cracking the ice.
(b) A toss of the rope.
(c) A section of a climb equal to one length of rope.
(d) A slide down the mountain on one's back.
3. What part of the body does a gaiter cover?
(a) The elbow.
(b) The lower leg above the boot.
(c) The thigh.
(d) The head.
4. As Simon lowers Joe down the mountain, how is Joe facing?
(a) Face up, head first.
(b) Face up, feet first.
(c) Face down, head first.
(d) Face down, feet first.
5. 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.
Short Answer Questions
1. How do Peruvian flutings contrast to European flutings?
2. What is the first thing Simon says to Joe after Joe tells him about the broken leg?
3. What is a Karrimat?
4. How does Joe describe the look in Simon's eyes when he tells Simon that he has broken his leg?
5. Who is the narrator when italic print is used in the book?
Short Essay Questions
1. Toward the end of "On the Edge", Joe awakens in the snow hole with what sensation?
2. 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?
3. What is Joe's plan of action if Simon falls through, or off, the ridge again?
4. While trying to find the North Ridge again after leaving the summit, what happens to Simon?
5. What observation does Joe make about tents in the opening scene of the book?
6. In "Storm at the Summit", how does Joe get a bloody lip and a cracked tooth?
7. After breaking his leg, why doesn't Joe ask Simon for help?
8. Joe describes the beginning of their practice climb on Yantauri as 'inauspicious' (p24). Why?
9. What happens on The Bonatti Pillar on Les Petits Drus in the French Alps?
10. Describe the Peruvian family that lives in the huts.
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