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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 was Ang-Tharkay's response?
(a) He wanted to descend because his feet were cold.
(b) He wanted to wait for Terray.
(c) He agreed to summit with Herzog and Lachenal.
(d) He would not go any further.

2. How did Dr. Oudot care for Herzog's fingers and toes?
(a) He waited until gangrene set in before he amputated anything.
(b) He saved almost all of Herzog's fingers and toes.
(c) He cut them all off at once.
(d) He amputated a finger or toe every few days.

3. What did Dr. Oudot tell Herzog about his prognosis?
(a) That he could not tell yet.
(b) That he could probably save something.
(c) That he would probably lose his arms and legs.
(d) That he would be lucky to live.

4. What happened when Herzog was hit by an avalanche?
(a) He fell into a crevasse.
(b) He and his climbing partners fell on opposite sides of a ridge, balancing each other.
(c) He was buried for a day.
(d) He lost his gloves.

5. What did Rebuffat and Terray tell Herzog when they met each other?
(a) That they had summitted.
(b) That they had established Camp V.
(c) That they wanted to rest at Camp II.
(d) That they were ill.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Dr. Oudot go out to get for Herzog?

2. What did Herzog see in his fever-induced vision?

3. What did Herzog receive from a figure in his vision?

4. How did Terray and Rebuffat help Herzog and Lachenal?

5. Where did the Sherpas stay when Lachenal and Herzog stayed at Camp IV?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Herzog and Lachenal's descent from Camp II to base camp.

2. Describe the splitting up of the climbing team in Gorakhpur.

3. Why was Herzog angry with Schatz, and what news did Schatz take to Camp II?

4. What weather-related news did Herzog and his team learn about when they reached the base camp?

5. What news did Herzog receive at Camp II?

6. How did Herzog describe Camp II on his descent?

7. Describe Herzog's condition upon his return to Camp II.

8. Describe the fall that Herzog took on his descent.

9. Describe the state of Herzog's fingers and toes.

10. When did Herzog's will to live return to him?

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