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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Afterword, Epilogue and Postscript.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reading on the O2SAT was worrisome for Dr. Hunter?
(a) 90s.
(b) 60s.
(c) 80s.
(d) 100s.

2. What odd occurrence disconcerted the Sherpas in Chapter 15, The Last Hundred?
(a) An image in the snow.
(b) A star in the middle of the day.
(c) An odd cloud formation.
(d) A strange whistling sound.

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

4. What did Boukreev feel it was important to encourage?
(a) Team members working together.
(b) Reliance on the guides.
(c) Following a structured and set path.
(d) Independent action.

5. Returning to Camp III at the end of the day, Boukreev was pleased to find how many climbers had reached the camp?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

Short Answer Questions

1. What communication gear was the crew lacking?

2. One guide suggested, "One cannot be certain how any climber will perform. Good climbers sometimes failed, while marginal climbers succeeded through ____."

3. From whose point of view is the Afterword written?

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

5. Whom was Boukreev concerned about, in Chapter 8, Khumbu to Cam II?

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