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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Simon say he and Joe have changed by climbing the mountain?
2. As he lowers himself deeper into the crevasse, what does Joe stare at?
3. While abseiling deeper into the crevasse, Joe is certain of two things. What are they?
4. Simon feels as if the whole struggle up until he cuts the rope is the deliberate scheme of whom?
5. After reciting a soliloquy as a preoccupying game, Joe realizes what?
Short Essay Questions
1. Before setting out across the moraines, what does Joe do with his Karrimat?
2. In the moraines, what device plays a crucial role in Joe's survival?
3. The morning after arriving back at base camp, Simon revisits his feelings about the place while urinating on a boulder. How does he describe these emotions?
4. What does Joe discover upon reaching the "bottom" of the crevasse?
5. What are some of the reasons Richard gives for their expeditious departure?
6. Through the moraines, Joe's watch is a strong preoccupation. Besides pain, what is his obsession?
7. Why does Joe decide to descend deeper into the crevasse?
8. Why is Joe so worried about losing Simon's tracks?
9. When Simon sees the cliff over which Joe had been hanging, how does he feel?
10. While abseiling to the right of the wall over which Joe had tumbled, why does Simon suddenly stop his descent?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In the Epilogue, "Bad Memories", Joe talks about his experience of returning to Siula Grande for the filming of "Touching the Void". He says repeatedly that he feels "panic" and mentions post-traumatic stress syndrome. Research the effects of post-traumatic stress syndrome, its history, and the advances in its treatment. Why doesn't Joe get treatment for the disorder? Does he have the disorder? What has helped with getting over his traumatic experience?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Simon's inner conflict regarding telling the truth about what happened. How does he justify the fabrication of a lie or the editing of the complete truth? How does he justify complete honesty? Does he believe he will be criticized? If so, why, and by whom? Does he believe he will receive support? If so, why, and by whom?
Essay Topic 3
Joe provides a wealth of imagery when describing the figures he sees in the ice cliff shortly after emerging from the crevasse. Comment on these, providing at least five examples. When we read vivid descriptions, this usually leads our minds to other images of things that we have experienced. Describe what you see, as related to your own experience, when you read his descriptions. How do you relate to his descriptions? Do you see any significance in what these figures look like and/or in what the figures are doing? Do you view these figures as ambiguous in any way? If so, how? Which of Joe's primal needs or core beliefs are these figures appealing to or taunting, if any?
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