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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. "One must have drive, but too much drive will get _____________"
(a) One lost
(b) One killed
(c) One to the top
(d) One sick

2. Who has had his right arm amputated below the elbow?
(a) John Krakauer
(b) Beck Weathers
(c) Doug Hansen
(d) Mike Groom

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

4. Who is NOT one of the climbers that decides to turn back when they realize they will reach the summit later than they should?
(a) Doug Hansen
(b) Lou Kasischke
(c) Stuart Hutchison
(d) John Taske

5. Who is not wearing his goggles, although he is quickly reminded to do so?
(a) Neil Beidleman
(b) John Krakauer
(c) Stuart Hutchison
(d) Mike Groom

Short Answer Questions

1. Who blames himself for bringing bad luck to Fischer?

2. Who almost falls off the side of the rock face because he tries to climb before the ropes are secured?

3. Where did the team wait until the lines were put into place?

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

5. In what month is Krakauer's article about the trip published in Outside?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Groom say about the tanks of oxygen at the South Summit, even though Harris was mistaken about this fact?

2. What does Krakauer notice about the air in Seattle?

3. What does Krakauer tell Hutchison to do?

4. What does Krakauer observe about Beidleman?

5. Why does Pittman fall to the ground as they are approaching the summit?

6. What does Krakauer realize about the hiker he thought to be Harris?

7. What is the eventual fate of Anatoli Bourkeev?

8. What has happened to Weathers, according to Hutchison's discovery?

9. What does David Brashears note about the team Beidleman has taken into Camp Three?

10. What does Brashears radio into camp as many of the climbers are at Camp Two?

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