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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who were the first known climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest?
(a) Tenzing and Waugh
(b) Fischer and Tenzing
(c) Hillary and Hall
(d) Hillary and Tenzing

2. What is the name for the silk scarf that the Buddhist lama ties around the necks of the climbers before their ascent?
(a) Kama
(b) Tiya
(c) Moco
(d) Kata

3. Who is critical of the treatment of the Sherpa by Fischer's medical team?
(a) Rob Hall
(b) John Krakauer
(c) Scott Fischer
(d) Mike Groom

4. How might the conditions at Lobuje be described?
(a) Dirty
(b) Empty
(c) Clean
(d) Efficient

5. Who looked to be the strongest, but is worn out by the quick pace at the start?
(a) Doug Hansen
(b) Stuart Hutchison
(c) Frank Fischbeck
(d) John Taske

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only treatment for the illness mentioned in #91?

2. Where is the team supposed to climb to on this particular day in the novel?

3. What is the final destination of the first hike of the climbers in Rob Hall's group?

4. What was the nationality of the two climbers who are thought to have reached the summit first, although they never returned to camp?

5. Who is coming down the mountain after traveling from sea level to the top of Everest?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the Sherpas do in preparation for the climbers to begin the eventual ascent to the summit?

2. Describe the Icefall.

3. How is Krakauer feeling when he arrives at Camp Two?

4. Why does Fischer have to descend to help one of his clients, instead of one of the guides?

5. What is different about this climbing experience from other climbing experiences Krakauer has had?

6. Which two people are in the picture Krakauer takes when he gets to the summit?

7. What does Krakauer describe Tenzing as saying about climbing Mount Everest?

8. When Krakauer looks out his airplane window, what does he find so absurd?

9. What does Krakauer notice in the snow as they are climbing up to Camp Two?

10. What are some examples of Krakauer's potential feelings of snobbery towards Mount Everest?

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