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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. When did Herzog's will to live return?
(a) When he saw his fellow climbers.
(b) When he was able to eat again.
(c) When he could no longer feel the pain in his hands and feet.
(d) When he heard about the summit achievement of others.

2. Where did Herzog and Lachenal spend the night after summitting?
(a) At Camp II.
(b) At Camp V.
(c) At Camp IV.
(d) At Camp III.

3. What was Ang-Tharkay's response?
(a) He agreed to summit with Herzog and Lachenal.
(b) He would not go any further.
(c) He wanted to descend because his feet were cold.
(d) He wanted to wait for Terray.

4. What was the significance of the Woods of Lete?
(a) The floods trapped Herzog and his team in the Woods of Lete.
(b) Herzog and his team got lost in the Woods of Lete.
(c) Herzog and his team were robbed in the Woods of Lete.
(d) Herzog and his team passed through the Woods of Lete on their way out.

5. Why did the porters turn back as the climbers descended from the Woods of Lete?
(a) They were not getting paid.
(b) They could not stand the cold.
(c) They did not want to get too far from home.
(d) They could not stand the heat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Terray worried about when he greeted Herzog at Camp II?

2. What had Herzog lost sight of upon returning to camp?

3. Why did Herzog and Lachenal have difficulty walking?

4. What did Herzog ask Ang-Tharkay at Camp V?

5. Why had Herzog lost sight of things upon returning to camp?

Short Essay Questions

1. What news did Herzog receive at Camp II?

2. Describe the splitting up of the climbing team in Gorakhpur.

3. Describe Herzog's condition upon his return to Camp II.

4. How did Dr. Oudot treat Herzog's frostbite?

5. Why were Terray and Rebuffat descending to Camp II when Herzog and Lachenal met them?

6. What happened to improve the condition of the climbers whose spirits had sunk because of the altitude sickness?

7. Describe the night that Lachenal and Herzog spent in a cavern.

8. How did Herzog change Camp IV when he reached it?

9. How did Herzog describe Camp II on his descent?

10. Why was Herzog angry with Schatz, and what news did Schatz take to Camp II?

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