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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 was the weather like on May 7th?
(a) Stormy.
(b) Calm.
(c) Snowing.
(d) Windy.

2. What change of plans did Fischer make leaving Kathmandu?
(a) To fly directly to Lukla.
(b) To fly directly to Syangboche.
(c) Not to bring the oxygen.
(d) To trek into Base Camp.

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

4. How many total hours of oxygen did the Mountain Madness climbers have?
(a) 12.
(b) 21.
(c) 16.
(d) 18.

5. How high did Boukreev climb, in Chapter 9, Camp II?
(a) 7,100 meters.
(b) 5,800 meters.
(c) 6,400 meters.
(d) 7,500 meters.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was Sandy Hill Pittman described?

2. What was Frank Fishbeck's profession?

3. What was Fischer's response to Boukreev's plan to return to Camp IV and await the climbers?

4. What was Dale Kruse's profession?

5. How much did Karen Dickinson owe Mountain Madness?

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