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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the team Krakauer saw in his camera lens come back to Camp Four to report?

3. Whose advice does Krakauer seek out as he deals with the horrors of the aftermath of the tragedy?

4. Which climbers were found ill, but alive, although no one stopped to help them?

5. Who goes with the climbers mentioned in #170?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Fischer do with his oxygen tank when he begins to make his descent from the summit?

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

4. What does Krakauer tell Hutchison to do?

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

6. 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?

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

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

9. What does Krakauer observe about Beidleman?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Giving into death must seem the easier route when you're stuck up on a mountain, waiting for someone to rescue you.

Part 1: Which hikers were stranded on the mountain while they waited for help?

Part 2: In what ways did they try to survive and to live through the night?

Part 3: What are some other ways hikers might have been able to keep themselves moving and motivated to live?

Essay Topic 2

During this particular time period, there are a number of teams up on Mount Everest, all trying to reach the summit on the same date or similar dates.

Part 1: Name three of the teams that are on the mountain at the time of this story.

Part 2: How does the number of teams affect the hiking schedule and the ascents to the summit?

Part 3: If there were fewer groups up on the mountain, would this have made a difference in terms of the eventual events of the story? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Anatoli Bourkeev is a person who might be considered a strong hiker, as he was also a guide on the trip to the summit. However, he does not always act in a way that seems to support his role.

Part 1: Describe the character of Anatoli Bourkeev.

Part 2: What kind of hiker and guide is Anatoli Bourkeev? How does this differ from other guides on the trip?

Part 3: In what ways does Anatoli Bourkeev help the hikers? In what ways does he harm the hikers?

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