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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Everest Base Camp: May 13, 1996 - 17,600 Feet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which team does Krakauer think he sees through his camera lens as he looks up at the summit?
(a) German
(b) Japanese
(c) South African
(d) Monenegrin

2. What does Krakauer want to avoid by moving quickly up the face on the one rope?
(a) Darkness
(b) Talking
(c) A long line of climbers
(d) Fatigue

3. Who is the leader of Krakauer's group with which he is climbing in order to write a story for Outside Magazine?
(a) Andy Harris
(b) Scott Fischer
(c) Anatoli Bourkeev
(d) Rob Hall

4. Many people on the mountain with Krakauer, he says, are 'marginally qualified ____________. '
(a) Climbers
(b) Dreamers
(c) Athletes
(d) Explorers

5. Where is the team supposed to climb to on this particular day in the novel?
(a) Base Camp
(b) Summit
(c) Camp One
(d) Camp Three

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is waiting for Fischer when he reaches the Everest summit because he feels indebted to him?

2. What is on the trail that slows down the hikers as they move along the glacier?

3. What does the team Krakauer saw in his camera lens come back to Camp Four to report?

4. Where did the team wait until the lines were put into place?

5. What is Ang Dorje called by the other climbers in the group?

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