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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Fischer describe Boukreev?
(a) A ghost.
(b) A beast.
(c) An eagle.
(d) An animal.

2. What was Dale Kruse's profession?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Dentist.
(d) Psychiatrist.

3. Before the Everest climb, what was Boukreev's reaction to Fischer asking him to secure clients for another climb after Everest?
(a) Angry.
(b) Dissapointed.
(c) Surprised.
(d) Solemn.

4. Over dinner, in Chapter 5, The Trail to Everest, how did the four men plan to obtain their equipment?
(a) Fischer decided to rush to New Zealand to procure the equipment.
(b) They divided it up.
(c) They put Boukreev in charge.
(d) The found an alternate supplier.

5. What time of day was it, at the beginning of Chapter 12, The Countdown, when Boukreev begins his descent?
(a) Night.
(b) Midday.
(c) Morning.
(d) Dawn.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the clients from the United States fly out of?

2. What was the date at the beginning of Chapter 11, Toward the Push?

3. In Chapter 12, The Countdown, who stopped unexpectedly at Camp I?

4. Who was the last to leave Camp IV in Chapter 13, Into the Death Zone?

5. At the end of Chapter 11, Toward the Push, Fischer joked that Boukreev and Adam were going to descend lower than base camp to ____.

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