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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through South Col: 7:30 a.m., May 11, 1996 - 26,000 Feet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who, besides Harris, is said to be missing at this point of the story?
(a) Beck Weathers
(b) Namba
(c) Scott Fischer
(d) Rob Hall

2. Who is on the summit ridge and needs help as per his radio call?
(a) Doug Hansen
(b) Mike Groom
(c) Rob Hall
(d) Scott Fischer

3. What is the answer to #93's other main role for Fischer's group?
(a) End Climber
(b) Base Camp Manager
(c) Guide
(d) Rope Expert

4. Who was supposed to have set up lines along the pathway up to the summit?
(a) Sherpas from each team
(b) Anatoli Bourkeev
(c) Mike Groom
(d) Hall and Fischer

5. What does Krakauer find on a short hike up from Camp Two?
(a) A rogue camp
(b) A spare oxygen tank
(c) A kata
(d) A dead body

Short Answer Questions

1. Sherpas that have reached the summit are highly _________ in the community in which they live.

2. Who is the quiet Australian that is the third guide in Rob Hall's group that is climbing to the summit?

3. Who sneaks into Tibet and makes it up to 21,000 feet where he finds a cache of supplies, but dies anyway?

4. Where do the climbers who find Wilson's body bury him?

5. Who is described as being from New Zealand, having a full beard, and being gregarious and funny?

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