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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. Who were Ngima Kale and Lopsang Jangbu?
(a) Sherpas.
(b) Guides.
(c) Porters.
(d) Cooks.

2. Before the Everest climb, what worried Boukreev?
(a) The late snow melt.
(b) The oxygen issue.
(c) The intentions of his boss.
(d) What he would do after the Everest climb.

3. On what date did the Mountain Madness climbers reach base camp?
(a) April 4.
(b) April 6.
(c) April 8.
(d) April 10.

4. What caused problems on the trek to base camp?
(a) Bandits.
(b) FInancial constraints.
(c) Oxygen.
(d) Weather.

5. How old was Pete Schoening?
(a) 46.
(b) 54.
(c) 68.
(d) 72.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did some describe Boukreev?

2. What was Dale Kruse's profession?

3. How much was one bottle of oxygen?

4. What was the advice from base camp for Ngawang Topche Sherpa?

5. What was Bourkeev's role in the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the location of the Mountain Madness climbers on May 1.

2. Describe the problem with the oxygen, in Chapter 5, "The Trail to Everest."

3. Who was Sandy Hill Pittman?

4. What was Boukreev's confusion about his role as guide?

5. In the months before the Everest climb, which mountains did Boukreev and Fischer each climb?

6. Who were the lead Sherpas hired by Fischer, and how did Boukreev feel about them?

7. About whom was Boukreev initially concerned?

8. In Chapter 10, The First Delays, what were the attitudes of the clients towards the guides of the Mountain Madness expedition?

9. What happened in Chapter 11, Towards the Push, to Dale Kruse?

10. What was the plan for Boukreev and the clients, in Chapter 11, Towards the Push?

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