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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Summit: 1:25 p.m., May 10, 1996 - 29,028 Feet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Krakauer find on a short hike up from Camp Two?
(a) A spare oxygen tank
(b) A dead body
(c) A kata
(d) A rogue camp

2. What does Krakauer want to avoid by moving quickly up the face on the one rope?
(a) Darkness
(b) A long line of climbers
(c) Talking
(d) Fatigue

3. What role is Krakauer becoming less comfortable in, as the climbers in his group have not been told of the actual reason for his presence?
(a) Journalist
(b) Expert climber
(c) A guide
(d) Employee of the company

4. What did Willi Unsoeld, a man from Krakauer's hometown, do that inspired Krakauer to climb?
(a) Climb Everest without oxygen
(b) Climg Mount Everest without a guide
(c) Climb Mount Everest by the West Ridge route
(d) Climb Mount Everest by the Nepal entrance

5. Harris and his wife helped run a clinic at __________ which is on the way to Base Camp.
(a) Mache
(b) Lobogi
(c) Pheriche
(d) Lulka

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is assisting Pittman, causing him to fall behind and not be the leader as he was meant to be?

2. The climbers on Everest do not _____________ for safety, which is different from other climbs Krakauer has done.

3. What is the name of the part on the climb where the glacier fractures into large chunks?

4. Who does Krakauer help when they reach Camp One?

5. What has Krakauer worried when he reaches the summit, so much so that he can not enjoy his time there?

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