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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has Krakauer worried when he reaches the summit, so much so that he can not enjoy his time there?
(a) The weather
(b) The appearance of Hall
(c) Lack of food
(d) Low oxygen

2. The Japanese team was quoted as saying, "Above 8,000 meters is not a place where people can afford ________."
(a) Hesitation
(b) Morality
(c) To help
(d) Pity

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

4. Which climber is found alive as well, although he is missing one of his gloves?
(a) Rob Hall
(b) Andy Harris
(c) Beck Weathers
(d) Scott Fischer

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. In what month is Krakauer's article about the trip published in Outside?
(a) October
(b) July
(c) August
(d) September

15. Which leader of the South African group does not appear to be doing well?
(a) Bruce Hammond
(b) Brent Rumnan
(c) Brian Hillard
(d) Bruce Herrod

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who continues to wait for Hansen at the summit because he wants to make sure someone else arrives?

3. Who admits he perhaps did not always speak up to the other guides when he should have?

4. Where is Camp Four located on Mount Everest?

5. Which team climber falls to the ground when he reaches the summit?

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