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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. What are the jobs Krakauer takes up in order to finance his climbing hobby?
(a) Surveying and geocaching
(b) Fishing and carpentry
(c) Carpentry and writing
(d) Fishing and sailing

2. Who accompanied Denman on a mission even though he knew it would be unsuccessful?
(a) Mike Groom
(b) Tenzing
(c) Rob Hall
(d) Scott Fischer

3. What is the acronym for the illness Topche comes down with?
(a) HAPE
(b) AST
(c) APT
(d) HACE

4. Krakauer sees a dead body wrapped in a ______________ as they are climbing their second acclimatization climb.
(a) Blue sheet
(b) White sheet
(c) Silver wrap
(d) Red sheet

5. Who is the person on Fischer's team who is a legend in Himalayan climbing?
(a) Schoening
(b) Neil Beidleman
(c) Anatoli Bourkeev
(d) William Wilson

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the doctor for Fischer's group?

2. What is so special about the man who is the answer to #27?

3. What is Andy Harris' wife's name, as Krakauer finds out from hiking with him?

4. What climber actually saved the lives of five other climbers as he tried to ascent to the top of K2?

5. What doesn't Base Camp have as one of its many luxurious amenities?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Icefall.

2. What did Rob Hall and his climbing partner, Gary Ball, achieve as climbers together?

3. How is the influence of Western culture seen in the village of Namche?

4. What happened to turn Base Camp into the tidy place it is in the 1990's?

5. How experienced are the climbers in Hall's group?

6. Describe the character of Rob Hall.

7. Describe the character of Pete Shoening.

8. Why do Krakauer and Hansen have troubles getting out of their sleeping bags in the morning?

9. Describe Scott Fischer.

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

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