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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. When sorting through Joe's possessions, what does Simon salvage?
(a) A bag from Chamonix.
(b) Joe's clothes.
(c) Joe's hat from Czechoslovakia.
(d) Miri Smidt's diary.

2. After 12 hours in the crevasse, Joe finally escapes. Although briefly mentioned in the chapter "In the Far Distance", a new character is now officially introduced. Who is it?
(a) The soaring condor.
(b) Alecia.
(c) Paddington.
(d) The voice.

3. When Joe looks at the frayed end of the cut rope, what colors are the nylon filaments?
(a) White and pink.
(b) Green and brown.
(c) Purple and yellow.
(d) Red and blue.

4. Why does Joe turn off his head torch?
(a) He can't stand the looks of his injury.
(b) So he can see out better.
(c) So he can go to sleep.
(d) To save the batteries.

5. What does Joe land on when he falls into the crevasse?
(a) The bottom of the crevasse.
(b) A snow hole.
(c) An ice bridge.
(d) A cornice.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the opening scene of the chapter "Shadows in the Ice", Joe is convinced that he and his partner are going to die. What does Joe hope?

2. What is the weather like when Simon begins to descend the mountain alone?

3. What does Joe lack the courage to do?

4. How far into the crevasse does Joe guess he has fallen?

5. What do Richard and Simon spend a considerable amount of time searching for, but never find?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Joe so worried about losing Simon's tracks?

2. While trying to reach base camp, what single thought springs Joe into action, but also holds the possibility of being the final death of him?

3. After he sees the frayed ends of the cut rope, what goes through Joe's mind?

4. When Joe finally clears the crevasses of the glacier and arrives at the moraines, what painful condition does he realize that he is stricken with, and how does he describe it?

5. What does Joe discover upon reaching the "bottom" of the crevasse?

6. Why does Joe decide to descend deeper into the crevasse?

7. While abseiling to the right of the wall over which Joe had tumbled, why does Simon suddenly stop his descent?

8. In the moraines, what device plays a crucial role in Joe's survival?

9. When Simon sees the cliff over which Joe had been hanging, how does he feel?

10. How does Joe describe his night in the moraines under the stars?

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