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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Camp One: April 16, 1996 - 19,500 Feet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is in charge of making medical decisions for Fischer's group, although she has no altitude experience?
(a) John Terrence
(b) Ingrid Hunt
(c) Sue Mackenzie
(d) Helen Wilton

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

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

4. Who meets Krakauer at the airport when he lands in India for his climbing journey?
(a) Andy Harris
(b) Rob Hall
(c) Anatoli Bourkeev
(d) Scott Fischer

5. Where is Hall's group first flying to by helicopter before they begin their climb up the mountain?
(a) Katmandu
(b) Nepal
(c) Lukla
(d) Tukha

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Krakauer notice in the sky after taking pictures? This is something that he had not noticed before.

2. From what country is the man who is trying to ascent to the summit on his own?

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

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

5. The Icefall is a dangerous area that is laid out in ropes and _____________.

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