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1. What observation does Joe make about tents in the opening scene of the book?

Joe says that 'there is a peculiar anonymity about being in tents' (p15). Joe feels that all impressions of where he is in the world are gone when he is in a tent, no matter what country he is in or what mountain he is on. He describes things familiar to the senses in all tents, such as rustling sounds and rainfall, and the smells of socks and sweat.

2. What does Joe like about Simon's personality?

Joe likes the tendency of Simon to be cheerful and generally unbothered. Simon has a positive attitude and usually laughs at adversity and inconvenience; he is a sincere and trustworthy friend. Joe says, 'Simon is everything that I was not, everything I would like to have been' (p20).

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