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

2. What was Mount Everest's first official name?
(a) Peak X
(b) Mountain X
(c) Mountain XV
(d) Peak XV

3. What is the name of the part on the climb where the glacier fractures into large chunks?
(a) Icefall
(b) Glacier Freeze
(c) Western Col
(d) Moving Meadow

4. Sherpas that have reached the summit are highly _________ in the community in which they live.
(a) Feared
(b) Mocked
(c) Paid
(d) Respected

5. Krakauer makes his way to the top of __________ where he must wait for descending climbers to pass.
(a) Summit
(b) Western Cwm
(c) Hillary Step
(d) South Col

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Krakauer's reaction to seeing climbers lined up to get to the summit?

2. Who is in charge of making medical decisions for Fischer's group, although she has no altitude experience?

3. Who carries most of the gear for the climbers as they continue their hike up the mountain?

4. Who is assisting Pittman, causing him to fall behind and not be the leader as he was meant to be?

5. What has Krakauer worried when he reaches the summit, so much so that he can not enjoy his time there?

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