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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. In what month is Krakauer's article about the trip published in Outside?
(a) July
(b) August
(c) September
(d) October

2. Who finally goes on to attach the lines that are necessary to allow the climbers up the mountain?
(a) Rob Hall
(b) Beck Weathers
(c) Andy Harris
(d) Neil Beidleman

3. Who is severely injured in a bus accident while in his native country?
(a) Stuart Hutchison
(b) Mike Groom
(c) Anatoli Bourkeev
(d) Lopsang

4. Who is the only other member of Hall's team, besides Krakauer, that is still able to climb?
(a) Beck Weathers
(b) Mike Groom
(c) Stuart Hutchison
(d) Rob Hall

5. What does the team Krakauer saw in his camera lens come back to Camp Four to report?
(a) They reached the summit
(b) Illness throughout their team
(c) They lost 2 men on the team
(d) Bad weather prevented them from reaching the top

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Krakauer ask to turn down his tank of oxygen in order to conserve oxygen?

2. Which climber is openly scorned and hounded by journalists?

3. Who goes with the climbers mentioned in #170?

4. Scott Fischer and who else are the last climbers to come up Hillary Step?

5. Who blames himself for bringing bad luck to Fischer?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Hall doesn't tell his group when they will be turning back when they reach the summit, what does Krakauer interpret this to mean?

2. What does Krakauer realize about the hiker he thought to be Harris?

3. What does Fischer do with his oxygen tank when he begins to make his descent from the summit?

4. Why does Krakauer move quickly on his way up to Camp Three?

5. What has happened to Weathers, according to Hutchison's discovery?

6. What does Krakauer notice about the air in Seattle?

7. What does Krakauer observe about Beidleman?

8. What does Brashears radio into camp as many of the climbers are at Camp Two?

9. Which route did the Indian team take in order to reach the summit?

10. What is the eventual fate of Anatoli Bourkeev?

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