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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. Whose flag had Krakauer brought with him to pose with at the summit, although he leaves it in his bag?
(a) No one's
(b) Washington State
(c) United States
(d) Outside magazine

2. What does Lopsang give to Fischer to help him feel better?
(a) Tea
(b) Injection
(c) Medicine
(d) Water

3. Who tells one of Fischer's Sherpas to stay behind?
(a) Rob Hall
(b) JohnKrakauer
(c) Mike Groom
(d) Lopsang

4. Who is waiting for Fischer when he reaches the Everest summit because he feels indebted to him?
(a) Lopsang
(b) Mike Groom
(c) No one
(d) Doug Hansen

5. Whose family does Krakauer meet at the airport, returning his gear to them?
(a) Weathers'
(b) Fischer's
(c) Hansen's
(d) Hall's

Short Answer Questions

1. Who insists the team should not leave the camp while Hall is still up on the mountain?

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

3. The Japanese team was quoted as saying, "Above 8,000 meters is not a place where people can afford ________."

4. Who said he just kept moving and didn't look back when he saw Namba couldn't stay upright in order to get back to camp?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Which route did the Indian team take in order to reach the summit?

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

5. What does Krakauer tell Hutchison to do?

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

7. 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?

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

9. Why does Krakauer move quickly on his way up to Camp Three?

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

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