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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 do the climbers call their melted-snow drinks?
(a) Meltwaters.
(b) Brews.
(c) Shots.
(d) Petrols.

2. What is directly under Joe when he hangs in front of the ice wall?
(a) A moraine.
(b) A snow ribbon.
(c) A summit.
(d) A crevasse.

3. Who is the first character mentioned by the author?
(a) Joe's parents.
(b) Ian.
(c) Richard.
(d) Simon.

4. What animals do the climbers use to transport their gear to base camp?
(a) Donkeys.
(b) Yaks.
(c) Mules.
(d) Llamas.

5. What do the climbers use to help them see at night?
(a) Head torches.
(b) Flashlights.
(c) LCD screens.
(d) Starlight.

Short Answer Questions

1. After lowering Joe down, what is Simon's signal that Joe needs to take his weight off the rope?

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

3. How does the weather look when Joe and Simon start up Siula Grande?

4. In the opening scene, what is Richard's tent covered with?

5. What is Joe attempting to do when he falls and injures himself?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the beginning of "Disaster", what is Joe's attitude?

2. On the eve of the summit conquest, what does Simon do that leaves Joe in disbelief?

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. In "Disaster", Joe says, 'In an instant an uncrossable gap had come between us and we were no longer a team working together.' In "The Final Choice", how has Joe's view changed?

5. Joe describes the beginning of their practice climb on Yantauri as 'inauspicious' (p24). Why?

6. Why do Simon and Joe avoid the issue of discussing their game plan after Joe's injury?

7. On the first practice climb to Seria Norte, Joe loses sight of base camp and immediately notices what?

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

9. What is Joe's plan of action if Simon falls through, or off, the ridge again?

10. Explain how Joe feels for the two days immediately prior to setting out for Siula Grande.

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