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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Northeast Ridge: May 10, 1996 - 28,550 Feet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Krakauer's reaction to seeing climbers lined up to get to the summit?
(a) Nervous
(b) Excited
(c) Alarmed
(d) Bored

2. What are the jobs Krakauer takes up in order to finance his climbing hobby?
(a) Carpentry and writing
(b) Fishing and carpentry
(c) Surveying and geocaching
(d) Fishing and sailing

3. Where do the climbers who find Wilson's body bury him?
(a) Nepal
(b) A crevasse
(c) Tibet
(d) They don't

4. Which leader of the South African group does not appear to be doing well?
(a) Brent Rumnan
(b) Bruce Hammond
(c) Brian Hillard
(d) Bruce Herrod

5. Who is thought to be dead at this point of the story, although it is revealed later to not be the case?
(a) David Brashears
(b) Mike Groom
(c) Beck Weathers
(d) Rob Hall

Short Answer Questions

1. Who continues to wait for Hansen at the summit because he wants to make sure someone else arrives?

2. What is the cruising altitude of the plane that makes Krakauer realize how absurd it seems to climb that distance as it is so close to Everest's summit measurement?

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

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

5. What is the name of Rob Hall's climbing organization that leads climbers up to the summit of Mount Everest?

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