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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 dangerous mountain is the book about?
(a) Mt. Hood.
(b) Mt. Everest.
(c) K2.
(d) Mt. Lassen.

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

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

4. Who payed for the Sherpas to prepare the routes?
(a) The expeditions at base camp.
(b) The Sherpas do not prepare the routes, the guides do.
(c) The government of Nepal.
(d) The Sherpas volunteer to do it.

5. What did Fischer say to Boukreev, in Chapter 9, Camp II?
(a) "Anatoli, you did your work poorly on the last excursion."
(b) "Anatoli, you did your work carelessly on the last excursion."
(c) "Anatoli, you did your work well on the last excursion."
(d) "Anatoli, you did your work magnificenly on the last excursion."

Short Answer Questions

1. How many climbers did Neal Beidleman recruit?

2. Who did Ed Viesturs and David Breashears work for?

3. Where did Boukreev want to get his supplies from?

4. Which Mountain Madness guide pulled out of the expedition at the last minute?

5. Who greeted Boukreev on his descent at Camp II?

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