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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why did Pittman trek to Pheriche?
(a) To see a doctor.
(b) To rest in a comfortable bed.
(c) To get additional supplies.
(d) To see friends.

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

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

8. In Chapter 20, after the Mountain Madness climbers were out of oxygen, who gave them more?
(a) Adventure Consultants.
(b) The Tawanese.
(c) Noone.
(d) The IMAX team.

9. What award did Boukreev receive in December of 1997?
(a) Mountain Madness Maniac Award.
(b) David A. Sowles Memorial Award.
(c) Rob Hall Memorial Award.
(d) Scott Fischer Memorial Award.

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

11. What did Charlotte do for Sandy, in Chapter 17, Snowblind?
(a) Carried her down the Summit.
(b) Changed her oxygen tanks.
(c) Gave Sandy a shot of dexamethaone.
(d) Replaced her crampons.

12. What did the Sherpas from Hall's group do for Fischer, in Chapter 20, The Last Attempt?
(a) Nothing, they just passed by.
(b) Carried him down the mountain.
(c) Gave him gloves.
(d) Gave him oxygen.

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

14. What item of Andy Harris's was found on the mountain?
(a) His ice axe.
(b) His dog tags.
(c) His oxygen mask.
(d) His backpack.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What format is Chapter 19, The Rescue Transcript, written in?

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

3. What did Boukreev learn from the Sherpas about Fischer?

4. In Pittman's satellite report in Chapter 13, Into the Death Zone, at Camp III, what did she report she was eating?

5. What odd occurrence disconcerted the Sherpas in Chapter 15, The Last Hundred?

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