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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How high did Boukreev climb, in Chapter 9, Camp II?
(a) 7,100 meters.
(b) 7,500 meters.
(c) 5,800 meters.
(d) 6,400 meters.

2. At what time did Dr. Hunt talk to Fischer on the Summit?
(a) 3:15.
(b) 3:45.
(c) 4:00.
(d) 2:30.

3. To what did Pittman compare watching snow melt?
(a) Watching television.
(b) Watching paint dry.
(c) Watching water boil.
(d) Watching a fire.

4. Who was the first to reach Boukreev's tent at Camp IV?
(a) Krakauer.
(b) Madsen.
(c) Adams.
(d) Beidleman.

5. What odd occurrence disconcerted the Sherpas in Chapter 15, The Last Hundred?
(a) A strange whistling sound.
(b) An odd cloud formation.
(c) A star in the middle of the day.
(d) An image in the snow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What company did Boukreev guide for?

2. With what aspect did Fischer not agree with Boukreev's acclimation plan?

3. What was Boukreev's destination at the beginning of Chapter 5, The Trail to Everest?

4. Where did Mountain Madness get its oxygen from?

5. The author DeWalt refered to the string of climbers hiking the mountain in Chapter 14, To The South Summit, as what?

(see the answer key)

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