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

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

3. What does Joe do to stifle the nausea caused by the pain?
(a) He induces vomiting.
(b) He bends his right knee.
(c) He pushes his face into the snow.
(d) He holds his breath.

4. How do Peruvian flutings contrast to European flutings?
(a) They are difficult to see.
(b) They appear to defy gravity.
(c) They are made of snow.
(d) They are made of yellow rock.

5. Why doesn't Joe want to go to the hospital right away?
(a) He wants to sleep.
(b) He hates hospitals.
(c) He thinks he'll pull through.
(d) He needs to find his money.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Joe try to gauge their height on the mountain?

2. How long is one length of climbing rope?

3. When Joe falls and lands on the slope at the base of the cliff, what happens?

4. When he finds a way out, what does Joe say he has that he didn't have before?

5. What does Joe 'howl into the darkness' (p186)?

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