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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 news did Herzog receive from Sherpas?

2. What had Herzog lost sight of upon returning to camp?

3. When did Herzog's will to live return?

4. What did Herzog hear over the radio?

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

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

4. Describe Herzog's return to camp.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was the standard of risk that the climbers established with their decisions? What risks did Herzog and his team members take? Which risks did they consider to be too dangerous?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

What type of medical challenges did the climbers encounter during the expedition?

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