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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. Krakauer makes his way to the top of __________ where he must wait for descending climbers to pass.
(a) South Col
(b) Summit
(c) Western Cwm
(d) Hillary Step

2. What time did Fischer and Hall decide as turn around time, even though there is no formal announcement to the team?
(a) 3:00PM
(b) 2:00PM
(c) 12:00PM
(d) 1:00PM

3. Who admits he perhaps did not always speak up to the other guides when he should have?
(a) Neil Beidleman
(b) John Krakauer
(c) Rob Hall
(d) Beck Weathers

4. Who insists the team should not leave the camp while Hall is still up on the mountain?
(a) Stuart Hutchison
(b) John Krakauer
(c) John Taske
(d) Mike Groom

5. Who is concerned that neither Fischer nor any of his other clients have reached the top at this point?
(a) Doug Hansen
(b) Neil Beidleman
(c) John Krakauer
(d) Mike Groom

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was supposed to have set up lines along the pathway up to the summit?

2. Who does Krakauer ask to turn down his tank of oxygen in order to conserve oxygen?

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

4. Who is on the summit ridge and needs help as per his radio call?

5. Who wakes Krakauer and tells him that Harris is not in his tent, shocking Krakauer?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mike Groom give Krakauer his tank of oxygen?

2. What do the Japanese climbers do when they find the bodies of the Indian climbers?

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

4. What is the eventual fate of Anatoli Bourkeev?

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

6. What does Krakauer observe about Beidleman?

7. What risks go up as the oxygen in Krakauer's tank begins to decrease?

8. What does Gau do in violation of his promise?

9. What items was Krakauer going to take out of his pack when he got to the summit, although he decides not to once he is there?

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

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