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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Krakauer help when they reach Camp One?
(a) Ang Roshula
(b) Rob Hall
(c) Roubleman
(d) Ang Dorje

3. What quality is Krakauer impressed with as the answer to #110 comes down the mountain?
(a) His discipline
(b) His speed
(c) His strength
(d) His determination

4. While at the summit, Krakauer takes photos of ___________ and Andy Harris.
(a) Rob Hall
(b) Anatoli Bourkeev
(c) Scott Fischer
(d) Michael Biedleman

5. What is Ang Dorje called by the other climbers in the group?
(a) Climbing monkey
(b) Sherpa master
(c) Climbing sirdar
(d) Smiling sherpa

6. Where does Krakauer land when he arrives in Nepal?
(a) Tanuku
(b) Bangalore
(c) Bangladesh
(d) Katmandu

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

8. Who were the first known climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest?
(a) Hillary and Tenzing
(b) Fischer and Tenzing
(c) Tenzing and Waugh
(d) Hillary and Hall

9. What does Krakauer says deepens when he hears that an inexperienced climber makes it to the top of Everest?
(a) Snobbery
(b) Willingness
(c) Pride
(d) Desire

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. What did Fischer climb Everest without in order to attract attention to his climbing skills and services?
(a) Oxygen
(b) Gear
(c) Boots
(d) Food

12. What role is Krakauer becoming less comfortable in, as the climbers in his group have not been told of the actual reason for his presence?
(a) Expert climber
(b) Journalist
(c) Employee of the company
(d) A guide

13. What has NOT left Krukauer feeling drained when he reaches the summit?
(a) Lack of sleep
(b) Thin air
(c) No water
(d) Illness

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

15. Hall says, "I think it's pretty unlikely that we'll get through this season without something ______ happening up high."
(a) Disastraous
(b) Miraculous
(c) Good
(d) Bad

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Krakauer impatient about as he runs out of oxygen?

2. What do some of the climbers unpack when they are getting ready for their first acclimatization climb, much to Krakauer's alarm?

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

4. The Icefall is a dangerous area that is laid out in ropes and _____________.

5. How many continents' highest points did Rob Hall climb in a period of seven months once?

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