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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Land Without Pity.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a "Friend"?
(a) A hydration bag with a tube for drinking.
(b) A belay device.
(c) A sleeping mat.
(d) Climbing gear.

2. Where do Joe and Simon first meet Richard?
(a) In Zaire.
(b) On the mountain.
(c) On the beach.
(d) In a hotel in Lima.

3. What is a sticht plate?
(a) A belay device.
(b) A cooking utensil.
(c) A high-altitude breathing apparatus.
(d) A camming device.

4. After the moraines, what is Joe's next destination goal?
(a) The lake.
(b) Lima.
(c) Bomb Alley.
(d) Base camp.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Joe describe Simon's eyes?

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. While crawling through the crevasse section of the glacier, what does Joe hear in his head in addition to the voice?

4. Where does Richard sleep on the way up to base camp?

5. At what altitude does Joe realize that both he and Simon have set a personal altitude record?

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