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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 is in charge of making medical decisions for Fischer's group, although she has no altitude experience?
(a) Helen Wilton
(b) John Terrence
(c) Ingrid Hunt
(d) Sue Mackenzie

2. How many times has Fischer climbed Mount Everest?
(a) 1
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5

3. Which team on the mountain is sponsored by a newspaper?
(a) South African
(b) German
(c) Scott Fischer's
(d) Rob Hall's

4. Hall says, "I think it's pretty unlikely that we'll get through this season without something ______ happening up high."
(a) Good
(b) Miraculous
(c) Disastraous
(d) Bad

5. What is the name of Scott Fischer's climbing organization?
(a) Mountain Madness
(b) Mountain Explorers
(c) Adventure Galore
(d) Adventure Consultants

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the part on the climb where the glacier fractures into large chunks?

3. Who is suspected to have frostbite and a frozen larynx?

4. Who is the retired colonel who enjoys climbing because it gives him a mission in his new civilian life?

5. What is the answer to #93's other main role for Fischer's group?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who were the first climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest?

4. What does Krakauer realize about his breathing when they reach Base Camp again before starting their second acclimatization climb?

5. Describe the character of Pete Shoening.

6. What is Krakauer alarmed to see other climbers doing as they prepare their equipment for their first acclimatization climb?

7. What is HACE?

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

9. What alarms Krakauer as he begins to make his own descent from the summit?

10. Why does Doug Hansen stay behind while the rest of the climbers head up to Camp Three?

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