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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As a consultant, what kind of plan did Boukreev outline for the Everest climb in 1997?
(a) A lengthy running program.
(b) A plan akin to an astronaut training program.
(c) A rigorous training and acclimitization plan.
(d) A supportive research study plan.

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

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

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

5. From whose point of view is the Afterword written?
(a) Boukreev.
(b) Fischer.
(c) Beidleman.
(d) DeWalt.

6. What strategy did Beidleman recommend while on the South Col?
(a) Stay together as a group.
(b) Lead the group to safety.
(c) Split off into pairs.
(d) Everyone for themselves.

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

8. What was Frank Fishbeck's profession?
(a) Hong Kong publisher.
(b) British pilot.
(c) Swedish doctor.
(d) Los Angeles attorney.

9. What time was it when Boukreev found Fischer?
(a) 6:30.
(b) 8:00.
(c) 7:00.
(d) 6:00.

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

11. What important decision did Lou Kasischke make?
(a) To pack an extra oxygen canister.
(b) To turn on his radio.
(c) To turn around and head down the mountain.
(d) To push on towards the Summit at a more rapid pace.

12. What format is Chapter 19, The Rescue Transcript, written in?
(a) Boukreev's jounral entries.
(b) Narrative.
(c) Question and answer.
(d) Interviews with the climbers.

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

14. What was Boukreev surprised to find at the airport in Kathmandu?
(a) Custom agents.
(b) Fischer's family.
(c) Journalists.
(d) Detectives.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 20, The Last Attempt, who escorted the Mountain Madness climbers down?

3. At what time did Beidleman make it to the South Summit?

4. Which group of people were in favor of turn around times?

5. How many climbers was Hall taking to the Summit?

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