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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What communication gear was the crew lacking?
(a) Microphones.
(b) Radios.
(c) Ear pieces.
(d) Satellite phones.

2. After leaving Fischer in Chapter 20, The Last Attempt, how did Boukreev find his way back to Camp IV?
(a) Compass.
(b) Rope.
(c) Flashing lights.
(d) Intuition.

3. How far away was the group from Camp IV, in Chapter 18, Walk or Crawl?
(a) Three hundred meters.
(b) Four hundred meters.
(c) One hundred meters.
(d) Two hundred meters.

4. What most likely killed Fischer?
(a) ALVS.
(b) AHCE.
(c) HACE.
(d) LACE.

5. Who critiqued Boukreev's actions on summit day?
(a) Krakauer.
(b) Wilkinson.
(c) Smith.
(d) Beidleman.

6. At what time did Madsen, Fox, Gamelgaard, and Pittman make it to the summit?
(a) Between 2:00 and 2:15.
(b) Between 2:15 and 2:30.
(c) Between 2:30 and 2:45.
(d) After 3:00.

7. Who did Adams run into, in Chapter 18, Walk or Crawl?
(a) Fischer.
(b) Beidleman.
(c) Krakauer.
(d) Boukreev.

8. How did Boukreev die?
(a) He fell off of a mountain cliff.
(b) He got trapped on a mountain and froze.
(c) He got altitude sickness.
(d) He was killed by an avalanche.

9. Who was the first to reach Boukreev's tent at Camp IV?
(a) Beidleman.
(b) Adams.
(c) Madsen.
(d) Krakauer.

10. What word did the author suggest for Boukreev to describe how he got his energy to make another rescue attempt?
(a) Adrenaline.
(b) Fear.
(c) Epinephrine.
(d) Sadness.

11. Which group of people were in favor of turn around times?
(a) Situationalists.
(b) Responsibilists.
(c) Legalists.
(d) Freedomists.

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

13. Of the Mountain Madness climbers, who was the first to give up the mission?
(a) Fischer.
(b) Hunt.
(c) Schoening.
(d) Kruse.

14. Boukreev encountered Beck Weathers, asking for Rob Hall. How long had he been waiting for Hall?
(a) 4 hours.
(b) 30 minutes.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) 8 hours.

15. What odd occurrence disconcerted the Sherpas in Chapter 15, The Last Hundred?
(a) An image in the snow.
(b) A strange whistling sound.
(c) A star in the middle of the day.
(d) An odd cloud formation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Sherpas from Hall's group do for Fischer, in Chapter 20, The Last Attempt?

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

3. What did Boukreev search for in Chapter 19, The Rescue Transcript, before going out for another rescue attempt?

4. What did Charlotte do for Sandy, in Chapter 17, Snowblind?

5. Of the 33 climbers that ascended Mt. Everest on May 10,1996, how many returned?

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