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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Final Choice.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When referring to their experience on the ridge, Simon tells Joe that he is...
(a) Ready to do it again.
(b) Not recalling what happened.
(c) Disoriented.
(d) Freaked out.

2. 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.

3. A hundredweight of icicles falls on Joe's head. How much is this?
(a) 100 grams.
(b) About 100 icicles.
(c) 100 pounds.
(d) 100 kilograms.

4. How does the weather look when Joe and Simon start up Siula Grande?
(a) Blustery.
(b) Foggy.
(c) Perfect.
(d) Dreadful.

5. What part of the body does a gaiter cover?
(a) The elbow.
(b) The head.
(c) The lower leg above the boot.
(d) The thigh.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Norma and Gloria sell to Richard and Joe?

2. What collapses under Simon's feet?

3. How does Joe describe the look in Simon's eyes when he tells Simon that he has broken his leg?

4. What does Joe assume Simon will do when he finds out that he has broken his leg?

5. Who witnesses two climbers in Europe fall to their deaths the year before?

(see the answer key)

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