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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Summit: 1:25 p.m., May 10, 1996 - 29,028 Feet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is NOT one of the climbers that decides to turn back when they realize they will reach the summit later than they should?
(a) Stuart Hutchison
(b) John Taske
(c) Doug Hansen
(d) Lou Kasischke

2. Who is the retired colonel who enjoys climbing because it gives him a mission in his new civilian life?
(a) Doug Hansen
(b) John Taske
(c) Andy Harris
(d) Beck Weathers

3. Who is the overachieving doctor, one who is actually hooked on climbing for its real challenges?
(a) Andy Harris
(b) Beck Weathers
(c) John Taske
(d) Doug Hansen

4. Sherpas make up ______ of all deaths on Mount Everest, according to Krakauer.
(a) Three quarters
(b) One half
(c) 90%
(d) One third

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the team supposed to climb to on this particular day in the novel?

2. Krakauer sees a dead body wrapped in a ______________ as they are climbing their second acclimatization climb.

3. After whom is Mount Everest named?

4. Who seems to act like a sort of mayor in the 'town' of Base Camp?

5. What is Harris' wife's occupation?

(see the answer key)

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