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

2. What is spindrift?
(a) Powder snow swept up by the wind.
(b) Snow-tornadoes.
(c) Drifts that are spun like meringue.
(d) Snow drifting down in a dead calm.

3. What does Joe strap around his injured leg?
(a) His sleeping bag.
(b) The rope.
(c) His Karrimat.
(d) His harness.

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

5. When the rope suddenly pulls on Simon with great force, what situation is Joe in that Simon cannot see?
(a) Joe has given up.
(b) Joe has fallen into a crevasse.
(c) Joe has gone unconscious.
(d) Joe has gone over the edge of an ice wall.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Joe finally musters the courage to look down, what does he see in disbelief?

3. What does Joe do while he is waiting for Simon between lowerings?

4. What is the first thing Richard gives to Simon?

5. After lowering Joe down, what is Simon's signal that Joe needs to take his weight off the rope?

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