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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What state was Camp IV in when Rebuffat and Terray reached it?

5. What did Rebuffat and Terray tell Herzog when they met each other?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the amputation of Herzog's fingers and toes.

2. Describe Herzog's return to camp.

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

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

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

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

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

8. What news did Herzog receive at Camp II?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the ways in which mountaineering has changed since 1950, when Herzog and his team made their ascent of Annapurna?

Essay Topic 2

On recent expeditions to Everest, it seems to have become commonplace for climbers to be left for dead. What were some of the factors that prevented that decision from being made in relation to the expedition to Annapurna?

Essay Topic 3

Can 'Annapurna' best be described as a morality tale, an allegory, or a symbolic quest? Why?

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