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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 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?
(a) 35,000 feet
(b) 30,000 feet
(c) 20,000 feet
(d) 50,000 feet

2. What is the name of the highest camp on Mount Everest?
(a) Camp Two
(b) Camp Four
(c) Camp Five
(d) Camp Three

3. Where is Hall's group first flying to by helicopter before they begin their climb up the mountain?
(a) Nepal
(b) Lukla
(c) Tukha
(d) Katmandu

4. Hall says it's actually easy to get up the mountain, "The trick is get down _________."
(a) Alive
(b) Without falling
(c) In one piece
(d) In time

5. Krakauer sees a dead body wrapped in a ______________ as they are climbing their second acclimatization climb.
(a) Silver wrap
(b) Red sheet
(c) White sheet
(d) Blue sheet

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sneaks into Tibet and makes it up to 21,000 feet where he finds a cache of supplies, but dies anyway?

2. What did Willi Unsoeld, a man from Krakauer's hometown, do that inspired Krakauer to climb?

3. Who carries most of the gear for the climbers as they continue their hike up the mountain?

4. What was the nationality of the two climbers who are thought to have reached the summit first, although they never returned to camp?

5. What does Krakauer notice in the sky after taking pictures? This is something that he had not noticed before.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Hall only have his group walk a few hours a day?

2. What did Rob Hall and his climbing partner, Gary Ball, achieve as climbers together?

3. Describe Andy Harris and what Krakauer learns about him as they hike.

4. What has Goran Kropp been doing on Mount Everest?

5. What alarms Krakauer as he begins to make his own descent from the summit?

6. How is Krakauer feeling when he arrives at Camp Two?

7. What is HACE?

8. What does Krakauer notice in the snow as they are climbing up to Camp Two?

9. Describe the character of Mike Groom.

10. How is the influence of Western culture seen in the village of Namche?

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