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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 did Dr. Oudot inject into Herzog and Lachenal?
(a) Penicillin.
(b) Morphine.
(c) Novocaine.
(d) Acetylcholine.

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

3. Where did the climbers descend to after reuniting?
(a) Camp II.
(b) Camp III.
(c) The lower Camp IV.
(d) The upper Camp IV.

4. What threatened Herzog's fingers and toes?
(a) The rigors of getting him out of the valley.
(b) Insects.
(c) Gangrene.
(d) Infection.

5. How did Herzog feel about Terray's concerns?
(a) He knew that conditions would improve shortly.
(b) He knew that they were groundless.
(c) He did not understand them.
(d) He shared them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was the source that Dr. Oudot used to restock his medical supplies?

2. What did Herzog confide to Terray in Camp II?

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

4. How did the climbers handle the porters during their descent?

5. What was Terray's response to the information that Herzog confided in him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe Herzog's fever-induced vision.

5. Describe Herzog and Lachenal's experience of summiting Annapurna.

6. How did Dr. Oudot treat Herzog's frostbite?

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

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

9. What did Herzog and his team plan to do in the Woods of Lete?

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

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