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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first thing that Simon says to Joe in the chapter "Tempting Fate"?
(a) "This is it!"
(b) "My fingers have never been this bad."
(c) "I'll go first, shall I?"
(d) "It's freezing cold!"

2. Before recounting the Mont Blanc incident, Joe determines that Simon...
(a) Is suffering from altitude sickness.
(b) Is going to leave without him.
(c) Is indeed frostbitten.
(d) Has broken his leg.

3. When Joe knocks down a row of large icicles, he curses the pain of a...
(a) Broken heel.
(b) Shattered femur.
(c) Cracked tooth.
(d) Broken knee joint.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Joe first looks at his knee after his fall, how does he describe it?

2. At the end of "The Final Choice", how does Simon feel?

3. What is the name of the rock that Joe and Ian climb?

4. On what mountain range do two climbers witness the deaths of two other climbers?

5. When thinking about being left on the mountain, Joe feels himself "teetering on the edge of..."

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