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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 much did Karen Dickinson owe Mountain Madness?
(a) $2,500.
(b) $20,000.
(c) $5,000.
(d) $10,000.
2. What season is it when the book opens?
(a) Fall.
(b) Winter.
(c) Spring.
(d) Summer.
3. What did Boukreev feel it was important to encourage?
(a) Following a structured and set path.
(b) Team members working together.
(c) Independent action.
(d) Reliance on the guides.
4. Before flying to Syangboche, what did Boukreev do?
(a) Got food poisoning.
(b) Read the guiding report.
(c) Prepared plans for the climb.
(d) Socialized with friends.
5. What outdoor sport did Klev participate in?
(a) Downhill skiing.
(b) Halfpipe snowboarding.
(c) Biatholon.
(d) Triathalons.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where did Mountain Madness get its oxygen from?
2. Before the planned Everest climb, what high Himalayan peak had Boukreev already committed to help guide a team to climb?
3. Whom was Boukreev concerned about, in Chapter 8, Khumbu to Cam II?
4. What was Lopsang Jangbu in charge of?
5. How many clients had signed for the Mountain Madness expedition by February, 2006?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. In Chapter 10, The First Delays, what were the attitudes of the clients towards the guides of the Mountain Madness expedition?
3. What was the first major obstacle to the climb of Everest and how is it crossed?
4. Who did Neal Beidleman recruit?
5. Who were the lead Sherpas hired by Fischer, and how did Boukreev feel about them?
6. Who was Hunt?
7. Describe the location of the Mountain Madness climbers on May 1.
8. How did Sandy Pittman communicate with NBC?
9. What caused delays in getting equipment to base camp?
10. Describe the relationship between Fischer and Boukreev in the planning stages of the expedition?
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