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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. What is the acronym for the illness Topche comes down with?
(a) HACE
(b) HAPE
(c) AST
(d) APT

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

3. What is Harris' wife's occupation?
(a) Novelist
(b) Physician
(c) Writer
(d) Veterinarian

4. Which of the guides have already become ill as a result of the conditions at Lobuje?
(a) Scott Fischer
(b) Andy Harris
(c) Mike Groom
(d) Rob Hall

5. What is affecting Krukauer's ability to think clearly while at the summit of Mount Everest?
(a) Heavy snow
(b) Low oxygen
(c) Loud noises
(d) Other climbers

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the inexperienced climber that made it to the top of Everest with a guide?

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

4. What is the only treatment for the illness mentioned in #91?

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

(see the answer key)

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