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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At base camp, how did Adventure Consultants mark their territory?
(a) They put up caution tape around their tents.
(b) They used New Zealand flags to make a border.
(c) They made a circle of tents.
(d) They painted NZ on rocks.

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

3. With whom did Henry Todd have an agreement for oxygen?
(a) Lincare.
(b) Praxair.
(c) Poisk.
(d) H2O.

4. What outdoor sport did Klev participate in?
(a) Biatholon.
(b) Triathalons.
(c) Downhill skiing.
(d) Halfpipe snowboarding.

5. What was Karen Dickinson's job at Mountain Madness?
(a) Equipment manager.
(b) Safety officer.
(c) Business manager.
(d) Sponsorship director.

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

7. Which Mountain Madness guide pulled out of the expedition at the last minute?
(a) Sabir.
(b) Boukreev.
(c) Beidleman
(d) Fischer.

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

9. What was the first major obstacle to the climb of Everest?
(a) Namche Bazaar.
(b) Khumbu Ice Fall.
(c) Lhotse Face.
(d) Deboche.

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

11. When Fischer arrived in Nepal, how many days away were his clients?
(a) 5 days.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 4 days.

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

13. What concerned Adams about the way the expedition was being managed?
(a) The amout of oxygen that was being used.
(b) The priority of satellite interviews.
(c) The acclimization plan.
(d) The physical fitness of the Mountain Madness climbers.

14. What caused problems at the beginning of Chapter 5, The Trail to Everest?
(a) Oxygen.
(b) Clothing.
(c) Food.
(d) Maps.

15. At the end of Chapter 11, Toward the Push, Fischer joked that Boukreev and Adam were going to descend lower than base camp to ____.
(a) Meet woman trekkers and drink beer.
(b) Bring supplies and oxygen to the rest of the crew.
(c) Play cards and gamble.
(d) Rest and recuperate before the summit bid.

Short Answer Questions

1. What piece of equipment was of concern to Boukreev?

2. What did Boukreev feel it was important to encourage?

3. What was the name of Fischer's company?

4. What was Boukreev's advice to Adams?

5. How was Sandy Hill Pittman described?

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