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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. What does Krakauer find on a short hike up from Camp Two?
(a) A dead body
(b) A spare oxygen tank
(c) A rogue camp
(d) A kata

2. Who does Fischer actually depend on for financial support for his climbing?
(a) His brother
(b) His parents
(c) His partner
(d) His wife

3. Who sneaks into Tibet and makes it up to 21,000 feet where he finds a cache of supplies, but dies anyway?
(a) Corgay
(b) Wilson
(c) Tenzing
(d) Rufussion

4. What does Krakauer develop as he is descending Icefall?
(a) Stiff legs
(b) Headache
(c) Stomachache
(d) Blindness in one eye

5. Who looked to be the strongest, but is worn out by the quick pace at the start?
(a) Stuart Hutchison
(b) Frank Fischbeck
(c) Doug Hansen
(d) John Taske

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Krakauer impressed with in his group because he keeps up a steady pace?

2. Who does Krakauer ask to turn down his oxygen tank because he wants to conserve his oxygen as he waits for other climbers?

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

4. What is Andy Harris' wife's name, as Krakauer finds out from hiking with him?

5. How many people in Hall's group (besides Hall) have ever climbed above 8,000 feet?

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