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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tears in the Night, Prologue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Simon tells Joe that he is knackered. What does this mean?
(a) He is dumbfounded.
(b) He is trying to shake off what he just saw.
(c) He is very tired.
(d) He is cinched up in his knap-sack.

2. In the opening scene, what is Richard's tent covered with?
(a) Snow.
(b) Hoar frost.
(c) Ice.
(d) Mud.

3. Why does Joe turn off his head torch?
(a) So he can go to sleep.
(b) To save the batteries.
(c) So he can see out better.
(d) He can't stand the looks of his injury.

4. After Bomb Alley, what is Joe's next objective?
(a) The lower lake.
(b) The riverbed.
(c) The upper lake.
(d) Base camp.

5. Who is the Oscar-winning director who makes the film based on the book?
(a) Michael Moore.
(b) Tom Cruise.
(c) Kevin Macdonald.
(d) Steven Spielberg.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do the climbers run out of in the chapter "On the Edge"?

3. After his accident with Ian, Joe regains his desire to climb, except for the dread of what?

4. At seven o'clock on the eve of their departure from base camp, Simon and Richard hear a strange cry in the distance. What does Richard suggest it is?

5. What does Simon assume the foul taste in his mouth is from?

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