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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 led an effort to clean up Base Camp when it was dirty in the 70's and 80's?
(a) Climbers
(b) Sherpas
(c) EPA
(d) Commercial guides
2. What is the name of the large chunks into which the glacier breaks?
(a) Seracs
(b) Slomas
(c) Stalagmites
(d) Richets
3. What is the name of John Krakauer's wife?
(a) Michelle
(b) Lori
(c) Linda
(d) Mary
4. Which team on the mountain is sponsored by a newspaper?
(a) German
(b) South African
(c) Rob Hall's
(d) Scott Fischer's
5. Who is Krakauer's tent mate at Camp Two?
(a) Doug Hansen
(b) Rob Hall
(c) Helen Wilton
(d) Scott Fischer
Short Answer Questions
1. Who looked to be the strongest, but is worn out by the quick pace at the start?
2. Krakauer believes climbing Everest is not about the adrenaline rush, but it is 'more about ___________."
3. Hall says it's actually easy to get up the mountain, "The trick is get down _________."
4. What is the name for the silk scarf that the Buddhist lama ties around the necks of the climbers before their ascent?
5. What do some of the climbers unpack when they are getting ready for their first acclimatization climb, much to Krakauer's alarm?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Fischer have to descend to help one of his clients, instead of one of the guides?
2. What alarms Krakauer as he begins to make his own descent from the summit?
3. Why does Hall only have his group walk a few hours a day?
4. How is Krakauer feeling when he arrives at Camp Two?
5. Describe Andy Harris and what Krakauer learns about him as they hike.
6. How is the influence of Western culture seen in the village of Namche?
7. What do the Sherpas do in preparation for the climbers to begin the eventual ascent to the summit?
8. Why do the climbers have to return to Camp Two as they are making their way up to Camp Three?
9. Describe Scott Fischer.
10. What does Krakauer realize about his breathing when they reach Base Camp again before starting their second acclimatization climb?
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