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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Phakding: March 31, 1996 - 9,186 Feet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Krakauer impatient about as he runs out of oxygen?
(a) Watching others descend
(b) The picture taking
(c) The speed of his fellow climbers
(d) Letting other climbers pass

2. What is Andy Harris' wife's name, as Krakauer finds out from hiking with him?
(a) Fiona Stevenson
(b) Maddie Lane
(c) Mary Richardson
(d) Lola Harris

3. Who is the leader of Krakauer's group with which he is climbing in order to write a story for Outside Magazine?
(a) Anatoli Bourkeev
(b) Scott Fischer
(c) Rob Hall
(d) Andy Harris

4. Who are the main guides of Nepal that help the climbers with their goals of reaching the summit?
(a) Sholas
(b) Sherpas
(c) Sherpos
(d) Saldas

5. From what country is the answer to #27?
(a) Kahzakstan
(b) United States
(c) New Zealand
(d) India

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Krakauer land when he arrives in Nepal?

2. What did Willi Unsoeld, a man from Krakauer's hometown, do that inspired Krakauer to climb?

3. Who does Krakauer see climbing up to the summit and who appears as looking beat?

4. While at the summit, Krakauer takes photos of ___________ and Andy Harris.

5. Sherpas make up ______ of all deaths on Mount Everest, according to Krakauer.

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