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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 does Joe see that makes him certain that he is going to get out of the crevasse?
(a) A beam of sunlight.
(b) Signs of life.
(c) A breeze.
(d) A note from Simon.

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

3. What does Joe lack the courage to do?
(a) Climb out.
(b) Commit suicide.
(c) Move his leg.
(d) Talk.

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

5. What does Simon assume the foul taste in his mouth is from?
(a) Pulmonary edema.
(b) Altitude sickness.
(c) Hunger.
(d) Dehydration.

Short Answer Questions

1. What method of movement does Joe first try when he is out of the crevasse?

2. What does Simon say he and Joe have changed by climbing the mountain?

3. Who narrates the chapter "Silent Witness"?

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

5. How does Joe get through the moraines?

Short Essay Questions

1. While preparing for his escape attempt up the snow cone towards the light, how does Joe's view towards the crevasse briefly change?

2. 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?

3. Before setting out across the moraines, what does Joe do with his Karrimat?

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

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

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

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

8. Describe Joe's one article of clothing that Simon can't bring himself to burn.

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

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

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