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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 hear upon returning to camp?

2. What did Herzog say in response to Terray's offer?

3. How did Herzog make his way out of the valley?

4. What trouble did Herzog and his team continue to have after their descent from the Woods of Lete?

5. What did Herzog receive in Katmandu?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What news did Herzog receive at Camp II?

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

4. How did Herzog describe Camp II on his descent?

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

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

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

8. Describe Herzog's fever-induced vision.

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

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

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

Essay Topic 2

How did members of the expedition to Annapurna break new ground through discoveries or pioneering in fields of knowledge?

Essay Topic 3

How were the climbers' relations with the Sherpas and locals, in terms of how their different cultures revealed themselves through their interactions?

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