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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Simon say he and Joe have changed by climbing the mountain?
2. Why does Joe turn off his head torch?
3. After the moraines, what is Joe's next destination goal?
4. Upon clearing the crevasses and reaching the moraines, what does Joe realize?
5. While abseiling deeper into the crevasse, Joe is certain of two things. What are they?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
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. How does Joe describe his night in the moraines under the stars?
5. The morning after arriving back at base camp, Simon revisits his feelings about the place while urinating on a boulder. How does he describe these emotions?
6. Through the moraines, Joe's watch is a strong preoccupation. Besides pain, what is his obsession?
7. In the moraines, what device plays a crucial role in Joe's survival?
8. What logic does Joe use to assume that Simon believes he is dead?
9. After discovering that Simon had cut the rope, Joe turns off his head torch and cries himself to sleep. When he awakens, what are his immediate thoughts?
10. While preparing for his escape attempt up the snow cone towards the light, how does Joe's view towards the crevasse briefly change?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Joe experiences voices, music in his head, hallucinations, delusions, and blackouts. Research the effects of pain, starvation, and dehydration on the brain and relate them to Joe's ordeal and what he experiences. Are his symptoms surprising? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
Throughout his ordeal, Simon mentions the presence of songs and song lyrics in his head, even ones that he hates. Research and write about why this happens in the human psyche. Do you think that this means music plays an important role in Joe's life? How, exactly, is the music helping Joe? Is the music as prevalent as the voices and thoughts? Briefly mention your own experience with this phenomenon when under stress, if any.
Essay Topic 3
Climbers acclimatize before a climb, meaning that they adjust to the conditions, especially the lower oxygen levels at high altitudes. To what other conditions, either physical or mental or both, does Joe "acclimatize" throughout the story?
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