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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Whose flag had Krakauer brought with him to pose with at the summit, although he leaves it in his bag?
(a) Outside magazine
(b) No one's
(c) United States
(d) Washington State

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

4. Where did the team wait until the lines were put into place?
(a) Balcony
(b) Icefall
(c) Camp Three
(d) South Col

5. What is obscuring the actual peak for the team climbing in #151, making it look much closer than it actually is?
(a) Snowfall
(b) Shadows
(c) Heavy clouds
(d) A ridge

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

7. Who wakes Krakauer and tells him that Harris is not in his tent, shocking Krakauer?
(a) Doug Hansen
(b) Stuart Hutchison
(c) Rob Hall
(d) Scott Fischer

8. Who asks Krakauer to clear the ice from his oxygen equipment in order to make sure it's functioning?
(a) Beck Weathers
(b) Doug Hansen
(c) Andy Harris
(d) Rob Hall

9. "One must have drive, but too much drive will get _____________"
(a) One sick
(b) One lost
(c) One killed
(d) One to the top

10. Which climber is openly scorned and hounded by journalists?
(a) Sandy Pittman
(b) John Krakauer
(c) Lopsang
(d) Scott Fischer

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

12. Who radios in that he is very tired when he is at the summit, then complains about how he doesn't feel well?
(a) Lopsang
(b) Rob Hall
(c) Doug Hansen
(d) Scott Fischer

13. From what side has the team in #151 ascended Everest?
(a) Indian Ocean
(b) Nepal
(c) Tibetan
(d) Asian

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

15. Who is thought to be dead at this point of the story, although it is revealed later to not be the case?
(a) Rob Hall
(b) David Brashears
(c) Beck Weathers
(d) Mike Groom

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is assisting Pittman, causing him to fall behind and not be the leader as he was meant to be?

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

3. What does Hutchison ask Krakauer to check because it does not feel right?

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

5. Which climber is found alive as well, although he is missing one of his gloves?

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