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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many climbers did Neal Beidleman recruit?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

2. Over dinner, in Chapter 5, The Trail to Everest, how did the four men plan to obtain their equipment?
(a) Fischer decided to rush to New Zealand to procure the equipment.
(b) The found an alternate supplier.
(c) They put Boukreev in charge.
(d) They divided it up.

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

4. Where did Boukreev first meet Scott Fischer?
(a) At a party.
(b) On a climb.
(c) In college.
(d) At a supply store.

5. What did AMS stand for?
(a) Aim More Severe.
(b) Acute Mountain Sickness.
(c) Altitude Mountain Sickness.
(d) All Morning Silence.

6. What in flight convenience did Boukreev and Ngima have on their flight to Everest?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Movies.
(c) Peanuts.
(d) Cotton for their ears.

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

8. What did Todd promise to do with the order for Boukreev in Chapter 5, The Trail to Everest?
(a) Triple the price.
(b) Find a different supplier.
(c) Give up and leave Boukreev hanging.
(d) Make good on the order.

9. What were the ages of Ngima and Lopsang?
(a) 35 and 18.
(b) 40 and 32.
(c) 30 and 25.
(d) 26 and 23.

10. What did the clients become obsessed with at Base Camp?
(a) Altitude sickness.
(b) The weather.
(c) Their gear.
(d) Their bodily functions.

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

12. What was the date at the beginning of Chapter 11, Toward the Push?
(a) April 25.
(b) April 23.
(c) April 21.
(d) April 27.

13. What was one reoccurring theme in Fischer's interviews with Bromet?
(a) Money.
(b) Perseverance.
(c) Family.
(d) Love.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the end of Chapter 11, Toward the Push, Fischer joked that Boukreev and Adam were going to descend lower than base camp to ____.

3. What was Bourkeev's role in the book?

4. What type of ladder was used across the crevasses?

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

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