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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. What was samochuvstvie?
(a) A slang Russian term for ego.
(b) A Russian term of endearment.
(c) A Russian monetary system.
(d) A Russian concept of a person's state of being.

2. How did Ngawang Topche Sherpa get to base camp?
(a) Helicoter.
(b) Sled.
(c) He nevermade it back to Base Camp.
(d) He walked.

3. What did Fischer ask Boukreev to do more of?
(a) Satellite radio interviews with NBC.
(b) Prepare meals.
(c) Climb higher and set more ropes.
(d) Help the clients.

4. How did Fischer describe Boukreev?
(a) An eagle.
(b) A beast.
(c) An animal.
(d) A ghost.

5. What was Dale Kruse's profession?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Psychiatrist.
(d) Dentist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the ages of Ngima and Lopsang?

2. What change of plans did Fischer make leaving Kathmandu?

3. What was Gammelgaard's reaction to the view of Everest at the Western Cwm?

4. How high did Boukreev climb, in Chapter 9, Camp II?

5. How did some describe Boukreev?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Hunt?

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

3. Describe Boukreev's acclimatization plan.

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

5. Describe the relationship between Fischer and Boukreev in the planning stages of the expedition?

6. Dale Kruse, a dentist from Colorado and an early financial supporter of Fischer's climbing business, was the eighth member of the group. Why was his inclusion controversial?

7. Who are the authors of "The Climb?"

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

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

10. About whom was Boukreev initially concerned?

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