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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 reaching the "floor" of the crevasse, Joe determines his depth to be...
(a) About 100 feet.
(b) Below sea level.
(c) About 150 feet.
(d) About 50 feet.

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) Paddington.
(b) The voice.
(c) Alecia.
(d) The soaring condor.

3. What is the 4-step pattern of movement that Joe perfects to get through the moraines?
(a) Check-sit-swing-step.
(b) Hop-fall-retch-curse.
(c) Place-lift-brace-hop.
(d) Push-hop-push-hop.

4. What do Richard and Simon spend a considerable amount of time searching for, but never find?
(a) Simon's passport.
(b) Joe's money.
(c) The map.
(d) Simon's money.

5. The morning after Simon cut the rope, he descends down the mountain. What does Simon believe to be Joe's fate?
(a) He has gone insane.
(b) He has fallen into a crevasse.
(c) He is alive.
(d) He has died.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joe do to find out if Simon has fallen to his death?

2. Who does Simon dread talking to upon his return to civilization?

3. What does Simon do with Joe's clothes?

4. What does Joe shout at the lake?

5. After he falls into the crevasse, what does Joe see through the hole far above?

Short Essay Questions

1. Joe tells of the most difficult thing he has ever done, and the best view he has ever seen. What are these?

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

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

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

5. When does the "voice" utter its first words of discouragement? What does it tell Joe?

6. While crawling away during his escape from the crevasse, what is Joe's most common excuse for stopping, and what persuades him to continue?

7. 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?

8. As Simon turns for one last look at Siula Grande, what goes through his mind?

9. Through the moraines, Joe's watch is a strong preoccupation. Besides pain, what is his obsession?

10. After learning that the rope had been cut and after getting some sleep in the crevasse, what are Joe's thoughts about the end of his life?

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