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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 Dr. Oudot tell Herzog that he would probably lose?

2. Where did Herzog and Lachenal spend their second night after summitting?

3. How was Herzog's physical condition for the descent?

4. How long did Herzog have before the weather would set in?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Herzog's return to camp.

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

5. Describe Lachenal and Herzog's arrival at Camp IV.

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

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

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

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.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Did the climbers experience any fluctuations in their relationships with one another throughout the expedition?

Essay Topic 2

Can you describe Herzog's authority and his leadership style based on his decisions and his descriptions of same in the book?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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