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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is described as being from New Zealand, having a full beard, and being gregarious and funny?
(a) Andy Harris
(b) Rob Hall
(c) Doug Hansen
(d) Anatoli Bourkeev

2. What did Willi Unsoeld, a man from Krakauer's hometown, do that inspired Krakauer to climb?
(a) Climb Everest without oxygen
(b) Climg Mount Everest without a guide
(c) Climb Mount Everest by the Nepal entrance
(d) Climb Mount Everest by the West Ridge route

3. Who seems to act like a sort of mayor in the 'town' of Base Camp?
(a) Scott Fischer
(b) Rob Hall
(c) John Krakauer
(d) Andy Harris

4. Who is in charge of making medical decisions for Fischer's group, although she has no altitude experience?
(a) Sue Mackenzie
(b) John Terrence
(c) Helen Wilton
(d) Ingrid Hunt

5. What did Bourkeev do that necessitated that Fischer descend to help a client?
(a) Got ill
(b) Sleep in
(c) Climbed ahead of the group
(d) Ignored instructions

6. Who does Krakauer ask to turn down his oxygen tank because he wants to conserve his oxygen as he waits for other climbers?
(a) David Brashears
(b) Andy Harris
(c) Scott Fischer
(d) Rob Hall

7. From what country is the man who is trying to ascent to the summit on his own?
(a) France
(b) Germany
(c) Sweden
(d) Norway

8. How might the conditions at Lobuje be described?
(a) Dirty
(b) Empty
(c) Clean
(d) Efficient

9. Who is Krakauer impressed with in his group because he keeps up a steady pace?
(a) Rob Hall
(b) Doug Hansen
(c) Frank Fischbeck
(d) John Taske

10. Who are the main guides of Nepal that help the climbers with their goals of reaching the summit?
(a) Sherpas
(b) Sherpos
(c) Saldas
(d) Sholas

11. Which team on the mountain is sponsored by a newspaper?
(a) Rob Hall's
(b) German
(c) Scott Fischer's
(d) South African

12. Fischer is from _________.
(a) Spokane
(b) Seattle
(c) Portland
(d) Boston

13. Where do the climbers who find Wilson's body bury him?
(a) Nepal
(b) They don't
(c) A crevasse
(d) Tibet

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

15. Who is described as a difficult man who has deceived many people and created enemies on the mountain?
(a) Scott Fischer
(b) Rob Hall
(c) Anatoli Bourkeev
(d) Woodall

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which magazine does Krakauer query in order to climb Mount Everest for a story?

3. Where does Krakauer land when he arrives in Nepal?

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

5. What has NOT left Krukauer feeling drained when he reaches the summit?

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