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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How high did Boukreev climb, in Chapter 9, Camp II?
(a) 7,100 meters.
(b) 7,500 meters.
(c) 5,800 meters.
(d) 6,400 meters.

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

3. What was Boukreev's destination at the beginning of Chapter 5, The Trail to Everest?
(a) Kathmandu.
(b) Hong Kong.
(c) Mount Everest.
(d) Lukla.

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

5. How old was Pete Schoening?
(a) 46.
(b) 54.
(c) 68.
(d) 72.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Boukreev do for the clients while setting up Camp II?

2. What piece of equipment was of concern to Boukreev?

3. Who did Boukreev assist down from Camp III because of altitude sickness?

4. Before the Everest climb, what worried Boukreev?

5. Why did Boukreev go to Russia?

Short Essay Questions

1. With whom did Jon Krakauer originally sign on to climb, and why is this important?

2. Much of "The Climb" is aimed at defending Boukreev against accusations made about his conduct on the climb. What two defenses did the authors stress in Chapters 3 and 4?

3. What did Henry Todd think about Kruse being on the Mountain Madness team?

4. Whose responsibility was it to get oxygen, and how did Mountain Madness get it?

5. What was the first major obstacle to the climb of Everest and how is it crossed?

6. In the months before the Everest climb, which mountains did Boukreev and Fischer each climb?

7. What caused delays in getting equipment to base camp?

8. What was Boukreev's confusion about his role as guide?

9. What was the role of the Sherpas on a climbing expedition?

10. What was Boukreev's initial reaction to meeting his climbers?

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