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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Everest Base Camp: April 12, 1996 - 17,600 Feet.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is the Base Camp manager for the group?
(a) Maxwell Huntington
(b) Helen Wilton
(c) Sue Sparks
(d) David Brashears

3. What is the name of Rob Hall's climbing organization that leads climbers up to the summit of Mount Everest?
(a) Adventure Consultants
(b) Mountain Explorers
(c) Everest Evertons
(d) Mountain Madness

4. Who does Krakauer see climbing up to the summit and who appears as looking beat?
(a) Scott Fischer
(b) Rob Hall
(c) Andy Harris
(d) Doug Hansen

5. What is the name for the silk scarf that the Buddhist lama ties around the necks of the climbers before their ascent?
(a) Kama
(b) Kata
(c) Moco
(d) Tiya

Short Answer Questions

1. How many camps are above Base Camp, according to Krakauer's description of the mountain?

2. Hall only makes his climbers hike a few miles a day because of the _______________.

3. What is Krakauer impatient about as he runs out of oxygen?

4. What is the final destination of the first hike of the climbers in Rob Hall's group?

5. The climbers on Everest do not _____________ for safety, which is different from other climbs Krakauer has done.

(see the answer key)

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