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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Upon clearing the crevasses and reaching the moraines, what does Joe realize?
(a) That Simon and Richard have left base camp.
(b) That he is snow-blind.
(c) That he's going the wrong direction.
(d) That the lakes are frozen.

2. Besides the commands of the voice, what does Joe rely on to keep him going?
(a) The glacier.
(b) Simon.
(c) His watch.
(d) The heat.

3. When sorting through Joe's possessions, what does Simon salvage?
(a) Miri Smidt's diary.
(b) A bag from Chamonix.
(c) Joe's clothes.
(d) Joe's hat from Czechoslovakia.

4. How does Joe describe the shape of the crevasse chamber where he has been?
(a) A figure-8.
(b) Hourglass-shaped.
(c) Pear-shaped.
(d) Football-shaped.

5. The human figures Joe sees in the broken ice of a cliff are in "bas-relief". What does this mean?
(a) Humming a bass-pitched tune.
(b) Reclining.
(c) Projecting slightly from the background.
(d) Resting.

6. When Joe looks at the frayed end of the cut rope, what colors are the nylon filaments?
(a) Purple and yellow.
(b) Green and brown.
(c) White and pink.
(d) Red and blue.

7. How does Simon view the climb after determining that Joe has died?
(a) Pointless.
(b) One for the record books.
(c) Brilliant.
(d) Awesome.

8. The morning after Simon cut the rope, he descends down the mountain. What does Simon believe to be Joe's fate?
(a) He has fallen into a crevasse.
(b) He has gone insane.
(c) He has died.
(d) He is alive.

9. After the moraines, what is Joe's next destination goal?
(a) The lake.
(b) Lima.
(c) Bomb Alley.
(d) Base camp.

10. What fifth step does Joe add to his pattern of movement through the moraines?
(a) Looking at his watch.
(b) Swinging his ax at the rocks to vent stress.
(c) Retching.
(d) Drinking.

11. When reaching the "floor" of the crevasse, Joe determines his depth to be...
(a) Below sea level.
(b) About 50 feet.
(c) About 150 feet.
(d) About 100 feet.

12. What does Joe lack the courage to do?
(a) Move his leg.
(b) Climb out.
(c) Commit suicide.
(d) Talk.

13. After his first night in a snow cave since exiting the crevasse, Joe awakens, screaming from a nightmare about the crevasse, in which he was reciting what?
(a) His vow of revenge.
(b) A pop song.
(c) The climber's oath.
(d) A Shakespeare soliloquy.

14. After 12 hours in the crevasse, Joe finally escapes. Although briefly mentioned in the chapter "In the Far Distance", a new character is now officially introduced. Who is it?
(a) Alecia.
(b) The voice.
(c) Paddington.
(d) The soaring condor.

15. What does Simon say he and Joe have changed by climbing the mountain?
(a) Nothing.
(b) The record books.
(c) Everything.
(d) The mountain face.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far into the crevasse does Joe guess he has fallen?

2. What does Simon do with Joe's clothes?

3. What does Joe strap around his injured leg?

4. Who does Simon dread talking to upon his return to civilization?

5. What does Simon say the mountain has taken?

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