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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Mind Games.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Joe follows Simon, he is careful to do what?
(a) Keep Richard informed of their progress.
(b) Avoid Simon's footsteps entirely.
(c) Not lose sight of Simon.
(d) Follow Simon's footsteps exactly.

2. When Joe falls into the crevasse, what is the first thing he does when he realizes he is alive?
(a) He pulls on the rope.
(b) He laughs.
(c) He yells for Simon.
(d) He looks for his head torch.

3. While Joe struggles to dig a snow cave, Simon struggles to do what?
(a) To dig his own snow cave.
(b) To thaw out his fingers.
(c) To repair his head torch with his bare fingers.
(d) To repair his sticht plate with his bare fingers.

4. When Joe and Simon move together along the ridge, how far behind Simon does Joe follow?
(a) Within earshot.
(b) 150 yards.
(c) One car-length.
(d) A full rope-length.

5. At the end of the chapter "On the Edge", Joe notes what about the day?
(a) It had been "neither enjoyable nor funny".
(b) It had been "what we live for".
(c) It had been "a scrabbling nightmare".
(d) It had been "brilliant".

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joe do when the voice tells him what to do?

2. A character in the book recounts an incident where one climber is dragged off a cliff while roped to his partner. What nationality are these climbers?

3. What does Joe land on when he falls into the crevasse?

4. The human figures Joe sees in the broken ice of a cliff are in "bas-relief". What does this mean?

5. On what route do two climbers witness the deaths of two other climbers?

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