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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who greeted Boukreev on his descent at Camp II?
(a) Beidleman.
(b) Nobody was left at the camp.
(c) Fischer.
(d) The cook.

2. At the end of Chapter 11, Toward the Push, Fischer joked that Boukreev and Adam were going to descend lower than base camp to ____.
(a) Play cards and gamble.
(b) Bring supplies and oxygen to the rest of the crew.
(c) Meet woman trekkers and drink beer.
(d) Rest and recuperate before the summit bid.

3. What did the climbers lack to be able to ascend the fixed ropes of the Lhotse Face?
(a) Radios.
(b) Flashlights.
(c) Crampons.
(d) Headgear.

4. How much was one bottle of oxygen?
(a) $250.
(b) $325.
(c) $300.
(d) $435.

5. Besides Boukreev, who else was alone in a tent, at the end of Chapter 17, Snowblind?
(a) Beck Weathers.
(b) Andy Harris.
(c) Lou Kasichke.
(d) Doug Hansen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Fischer go after securing Gammelgaard?

2. Who was quoted about the ethics of taking a client's money when he has little chance of completing the climb?

3. What was the first major obstacle to the climb of Everest?

4. What was Rob Hall's turnaround time?

5. Before the Everest climb, what worried Boukreev?

(see the answer key)

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