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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Scott Fischer and who else are the last climbers to come up Hillary Step?
(a) Andy Harris
(b) Beck Weathers
(c) John Krakauer
(d) Doug Hansen

2. Whose advice does Krakauer seek out as he deals with the horrors of the aftermath of the tragedy?
(a) Schoening
(b) Scott Fischer
(c) Tenzing
(d) Sir Edmund Hillary

3. Which team climber falls to the ground when he reaches the summit?
(a) Joe Fischer
(b) Sandy Pittman
(c) Doug Hansen
(d) Rob Hall

4. Who is the one person Krakauer is not able to interview for the article he wrote for the magazine?
(a) Martin Adams
(b) Beck Weathers
(c) Gau
(d) David Brashears

5. Who does Krakauer ask to turn down his tank of oxygen in order to conserve oxygen?
(a) Rob Hall
(b) Mike Groom
(c) Andy Harris
(d) Doug Hansen

6. Who said he just kept moving and didn't look back when he saw Namba couldn't stay upright in order to get back to camp?
(a) Neil Beidleman
(b) John Krakauer
(c) Mike Groom
(d) Beck Weathers

7. Who removes his mask and does not use it as they begin their descent?
(a) Scott Fischer
(b) Doug Hansen
(c) Rob Hall
(d) Andy Harris

8. Who has had his right arm amputated below the elbow?
(a) Mike Groom
(b) John Krakauer
(c) Doug Hansen
(d) Beck Weathers

9. What does Hutchison ask Krakauer to check because it does not feel right?
(a) Coat
(b) Climbing harness
(c) Pack
(d) Oxygen tank

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

11. Which climbers were found ill, but alive, although no one stopped to help them?
(a) Chinese
(b) Japanese
(c) Indian
(d) South African

12. What does the team Krakauer saw in his camera lens come back to Camp Four to report?
(a) They reached the summit
(b) They lost 2 men on the team
(c) Bad weather prevented them from reaching the top
(d) Illness throughout their team

13. Whose family does Krakauer meet at the airport, returning his gear to them?
(a) Hall's
(b) Fischer's
(c) Weathers'
(d) Hansen's

14. What time did Fischer and Hall decide as turn around time, even though there is no formal announcement to the team?
(a) 3:00PM
(b) 12:00PM
(c) 1:00PM
(d) 2:00PM

15. Who is not wearing his goggles, although he is quickly reminded to do so?
(a) Stuart Hutchison
(b) John Krakauer
(c) Neil Beidleman
(d) Mike Groom

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was supposed to have set up lines along the pathway up to the summit?

2. Whose death has become a national story in his country?

3. Who discovers the bodies of the team mentioned in #151 the next day?

4. Which leader of the South African group does not appear to be doing well?

5. How many people are left of the original 11 team members on Hall's team?

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