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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Whom was Boukreev concerned about, in Chapter 8, Khumbu to Cam II?
(a) Sandy and Lene.
(b) None. He was confident in all of the climbers.
(c) Dale and Pete.
(d) Charlotte and Sandy.

3. What did Boukreev need to procure?
(a) Food and water.
(b) Ropes and ladders.
(c) Tents and oxygen.
(d) Climbing gear and clothing.

4. What season is it when the book opens?
(a) Winter.
(b) Fall.
(c) Summer.
(d) Spring.

5. What was samochuvstvie?
(a) A Russian term of endearment.
(b) A slang Russian term for ego.
(c) A Russian monetary system.
(d) A Russian concept of a person's state of being.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the fee to climb with Fischer's company?

2. What was Boukreev's counter offer?

3. When Fischer arrived in Nepal, how many days away were his clients?

4. What was one barrier between Boukreev and his clients?

5. What did the climbers lack to be able to ascend the fixed ropes of the Lhotse Face?

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