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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Mike Groom
(c) Beck Weathers
(d) John Krakauer

2. Who nearly collapses at the top of the Hillary Step when climbing on Mount Everest?
(a) Doug Hansen
(b) Scott Fischer
(c) Rob Hall
(d) No one

3. 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

4. Where does the bottleneck of climbers form as the team descends Mount Everest?
(a) Geneva Spur
(b) Icefall
(c) Hillary Step
(d) Yellow Band

5. Who goes with the climbers mentioned in #170?
(a) Mike Groom
(b) Rob Hall
(c) John Krakauer
(d) John Taske

6. Who is severely injured in a bus accident while in his native country?
(a) Mike Groom
(b) Lopsang
(c) Anatoli Bourkeev
(d) Stuart Hutchison

7. Who says he is feeling lightheaded and unsure of himself, which might affect his decisions?
(a) Rob Hall
(b) Mike Groom
(c) John Krakauer
(d) Stuart Hutchison

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

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

10. Who is waiting for Fischer when he reaches the Everest summit because he feels indebted to him?
(a) Doug Hansen
(b) Lopsang
(c) Mike Groom
(d) No one

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

12. Who, besides Harris, is said to be missing at this point of the story?
(a) Beck Weathers
(b) Scott Fischer
(c) Rob Hall
(d) Namba

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

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

15. Who evacuated with Fox via helicopter from Mount Everest?
(a) John Krakauer
(b) Mike Groom
(c) Beck Weathers
(d) Gau

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose family does Krakauer meet at the airport, returning his gear to them?

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

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

4. From what side has the team in #151 ascended Everest?

5. What expedition also has just reached the top at about 4:00 P.M.?

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