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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is concerned that neither Fischer nor any of his other clients have reached the top at this point?
(a) John Krakauer
(b) Mike Groom
(c) Neil Beidleman
(d) Doug Hansen

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

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

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

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

6. How many people are left of the original 11 team members on Hall's team?
(a) 6
(b) 5
(c) 4
(d) 7

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

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

9. What does Lopsang give to Fischer to help him feel better?
(a) Injection
(b) Tea
(c) Water
(d) Medicine

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

11. Who discovers the bodies of the team mentioned in #151 the next day?
(a) Fischer
(b) Japanese team
(c) Krakauer
(d) Hall

12. 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) Mike Groom
(b) Neil Beidleman
(c) John Krakauer
(d) Beck Weathers

13. What expedition also has just reached the top at about 4:00 P.M.?
(a) Indian
(b) American
(c) South African
(d) Chinese

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who insists the team should not leave the camp while Hall is still up on the mountain?

2. What is Krakauer handed when he arrives in Base Camp, causing him to sit down and realize just what he has been through?

3. Who has had his right arm amputated below the elbow?

4. Who goes with the climbers mentioned in #170?

5. What is obscuring the actual peak for the team climbing in #151, making it look much closer than it actually is?

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