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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 Herzog's condition during the descent?
(a) He was nauseous and had a headache.
(b) He was disoriented.
(c) He could not feel his fingers or toes.
(d) He was numb above his elbows and ankles.

2. Why did Herzog and Lachenal have difficulty walking?
(a) They had not eaten.
(b) They were both dehydrated.
(c) Their feet were frostbitten.
(d) They were exhausted.

3. What did Herzog ultimately decide about his fingers?
(a) That he needed to get down as soon as possible to save them.
(b) That it would be better to lose them than to fail to get everyone down.
(c) That he would have cut them off himself if it meant ending the pain.
(d) That he would continue to use them until they were worn away.

4. How did Herzog depart from his style in describing the descent?
(a) He described the account that was printed in the newspapers afterward.
(b) He flashed back to his first mountaineering trip.
(c) He described part of it from Ichac's journal.
(d) He used stream of consciousness.

5. What did Dr. Oudot threaten Herzog with on the descent?
(a) Abandonment.
(b) Amputation of his fingers.
(c) Force-feeding.
(d) Relieving him of command of the expedition.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Rebuffat and Terray insist upon doing?

2. Why was Herzog angry with Schatz?

3. What were the climbers covered by in the morning?

4. What was Herzog's plan when he reached Camp III?

5. What date did the porters begin to carry the entire expedition's gear down?

Short Essay Questions

1. What question did Herzog ask Ang-Tharkay? What was Ang-Tharkay's answer?

2. What aspect of the conditions was Herzog worried about during his descent?

3. Describe Herzog's feelings while he was descending the mountain.

4. How did Herzog change Camp IV when he reached it?

5. Describe the team's descent from the Woods of Lete.

6. What did Dr. Oudot threaten Herzog with on their descent?

7. Describe the night that Lachenal and Herzog spent in a cavern.

8. What news did Herzog receive at Camp II?

9. Describe Herzog's descent from the Woods of Lete.

10. What happened to improve the condition of the climbers whose spirits had sunk because of the altitude sickness?

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