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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is a Karrimat?
(a) A karabiner mat.
(b) A sleeping bag.
(c) A sleeping mat.
(d) A belay seat.
2. When Joe and Simon move together along the ridge, how far behind Simon does Joe follow?
(a) 150 yards.
(b) A full rope-length.
(c) Within earshot.
(d) One car-length.
3. What is verglas?
(a) A type of eye lens used to help climbers with vertigo.
(b) Vertical scree.
(c) Vertical ice.
(d) A thin glaze of glass-like ice covering the rock.
4. What is a "Friend"?
(a) A hydration bag with a tube for drinking.
(b) Climbing gear.
(c) A sleeping mat.
(d) A belay device.
5. What is Joe doing in the opening scene?
(a) Lying in his sleeping bag.
(b) Snoring.
(c) Drinking tea.
(d) Climbing.
Short Answer Questions
1. How far does Simon lower Joe each time before he descends himself?
2. What does Joe try to use to climb up the rope?
3. On what route do two climbers witness the deaths of two other climbers?
4. What does Joe say about bivouac sites?
5. How many practice climbs do Joe and Simon complete in order to acclimatize?
Short Essay Questions
1. What occurs to Joe at the beginning of "On the Edge"?
2. Describe the first bivouac site on Siula Grande.
3. When Joe and Simon start their ascent of the first ice wall on Siula Grande, what is Joe's attitude toward what they are doing?
4. At the beginning of "Tempting Fate", what does Joe say about his fingers, and how does he deal with them?
5. What observation does Joe make about tents in the opening scene of the book?
6. While trying to find the North Ridge again after leaving the summit, what happens to Simon?
7. What worries Joe and Simon the most about the final part of the route to the summit?
8. After breaking his leg, why doesn't Joe ask Simon for help?
9. What happens on The Bonatti Pillar on Les Petits Drus in the French Alps?
10. Describe Simon's feelings at the end of "The Final Choice".
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