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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How was base camp alerted to the problem with Ngawang Topche Sherpa?
(a) Adventure Consultants.
(b) Another Sherpa.
(c) Radio.
(d) Satellite phone.

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

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

5. What ailed Beidleman in Chapter 7, Base Camp?
(a) Stomach pains.
(b) Sprained ankle.
(c) A persistant headache.
(d) A cough.

6. What was Gammelgaard's reaction to the view of Everest at the Western Cwm?
(a) She ignored the view and kept climbing.
(b) She fainted.
(c) She wept.
(d) She stared in fear.

7. Where did the clients from the United States fly out of?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) New York.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Houston.

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

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

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

11. What was one barrier between Boukreev and his clients?
(a) The cost of the expedition.
(b) Boukreev's expectations.
(c) The language.
(d) Boukreev's attitude.

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

13. What did Boukreev do for the clients while setting up Camp II?
(a) He cooked dinner while the Sherpas helped set up camp.
(b) He helped them set up their tents.
(c) Nothing.
(d) He told stories around the campfire.

14. What nickname did others give Boukreev?
(a) Staples.
(b) Snowman.
(c) Sneakers.
(d) Hoody.

15. What place did the group attempt to reach on April 23?
(a) Camp IV.
(b) Camp III.
(c) The Summitt.
(d) Camp II.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Mountain Madness get its oxygen from?

2. What did the clients become obsessed with at Base Camp?

3. What client was controversial to be included in the Everest climb?

4. What season is it when the book opens?

5. What was the date at the beginning of Chapter 5, The Trail to Everest?

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