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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Boukreev search for in Chapter 19, The Rescue Transcript, before going out for another rescue attempt?
(a) Headlamp.
(b) Radio.
(c) Shoes.
(d) Oxygen.

3. What magazine contacted Boukreev while he was in New Mexico?
(a) Men's Health.
(b) Maxim.
(c) Outdoor Life.
(d) Men's Journal.

4. What peak did Boukreev solo before going to Kathmandu?
(a) Nuptse.
(b) None.
(c) Lobuche.
(d) Lhotse.

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

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

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

8. What did Pittman eat in Pheriche?
(a) Yak steak and french fries.
(b) Venison and lentils.
(c) Elk and rice.
(d) Spaghetti and meatballs.

9. How many climbers was Hall taking to the Summit?
(a) 8.
(b) 15.
(c) 5.
(d) 10.

10. What flow rate did Beidleman turn Pittman's oxygen up to in order to revive her?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

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

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

13. All of the following happened at the Balcony except what?
(a) Removing crampons.
(b) Rehydrating.
(c) Changing oxygen.
(d) Taking pictures.

14. The author DeWalt refered to the string of climbers hiking the mountain in Chapter 14, To The South Summit, as what?
(a) The snake dance.
(b) The pretzel.
(c) The dead man walking.
(d) The twisted sister.

15. According to DeWalt, whose death was most disturbing?
(a) Harris.
(b) Fischer.
(c) Hall.
(d) Namba.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Boukreev give Neal so he could fix ropes?

2. What word did the author suggest for Boukreev to describe how he got his energy to make another rescue attempt?

3. What strategy did Beidleman recommend while on the South Col?

4. From whose point of view is the Afterword written?

5. Who provided evidence against Boukreev about the fixed ropes?

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