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

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

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

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

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

6. Who was supposed to have set up lines along the pathway up to the summit?
(a) Sherpas from each team
(b) Hall and Fischer
(c) Anatoli Bourkeev
(d) Mike Groom

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

8. 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) Illness throughout their team
(d) Bad weather prevented them from reaching the top

9. What is Krakauer handed when he arrives in Base Camp, causing him to sit down and realize just what he has been through?
(a) Phone
(b) Beer
(c) Towel
(d) Computer

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

11. Whose directions does Krakauer decide to follow in his search for missing climbers?
(a) Fischer's
(b) Hall's
(c) Wilton's
(d) Bourkeev's

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

13. Who almost falls off the side of the rock face because he tries to climb before the ropes are secured?
(a) Namba
(b) Scott Fischer
(c) John Krakauer
(d) Doug Hansen

14. Who continues to wait for Hansen at the summit because he wants to make sure someone else arrives?
(a) Scott Fischer
(b) No one
(c) Stuart Hutchison
(d) Rob Hall

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose flag had Krakauer brought with him to pose with at the summit, although he leaves it in his bag?

2. Where does the bottleneck of climbers form as the team descends Mount Everest?

3. Who asks Krakauer to clear the ice from his oxygen equipment in order to make sure it's functioning?

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

5. Who says he is feeling lightheaded and unsure of himself, which might affect his decisions?

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