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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. Who was the exception to Boukreev's beliefs about his clients?
(a) Dickinson.
(b) Gammelgaard.
(c) Adams.
(d) Pittman.

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

3. What piece of equipment was of concern to Boukreev?
(a) Ropes.
(b) Compasses.
(c) Altimeters.
(d) Radios.

4. What did Boukreev come across in Chapter 9, Camp II?
(a) A package of cigarettes.
(b) A dead body.
(c) A tank of oxygen.
(d) A yak carcass.

5. How did Beidleman describe the group of people in trouble in Chapter 18, Walk or Crawl?
(a) A "haystack."
(b) A "pile of spaghetti."
(c) A "dogpile."
(d) A "traffic jam."

Short Answer Questions

1. What odd occurrence disconcerted the Sherpas in Chapter 15, The Last Hundred?

2. Who were Ngima Kale and Lopsang Jangbu?

3. At what time did Beidleman make it to the South Summit?

4. How much was one bottle of oxygen?

5. How was base camp alerted to the problem with Ngawang Topche Sherpa?

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