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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 ailed Beidleman in Chapter 7, Base Camp?
(a) Stomach pains.
(b) Sprained ankle.
(c) A persistant headache.
(d) A cough.
2. What nickname did others give Boukreev?
(a) Staples.
(b) Sneakers.
(c) Hoody.
(d) Snowman.
3. Which Mountain Madness guide pulled out of the expedition at the last minute?
(a) Boukreev.
(b) Sabir.
(c) Beidleman
(d) Fischer.
4. What was one barrier between Boukreev and his clients?
(a) The cost of the expedition.
(b) The language.
(c) Boukreev's expectations.
(d) Boukreev's attitude.
5. At the end of Chapter 11, Toward the Push, Fischer joked that Boukreev and Adam were going to descend lower than base camp to ____.
(a) Bring supplies and oxygen to the rest of the crew.
(b) Meet woman trekkers and drink beer.
(c) Rest and recuperate before the summit bid.
(d) Play cards and gamble.
Short Answer Questions
1. At base camp, how did Adventure Consultants mark their territory?
2. Why did Boukreev go to Russia?
3. What was the minimum amount of time required to cross the crevices, in Chapter 8, Khumbu to Camp II?
4. What was the date at the beginning of Chapter 11, Toward the Push?
5. What did the clients become obsessed with at Base Camp?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who were the guides Fischer hired to lead his expedition?
2. Who were the lead Sherpas hired by Fischer, and how did Boukreev feel about them?
3. Describe the relationship between Fischer and Boukreev in the planning stages of the expedition?
4. Besides Mountain Madness, who else climbed Everest in the spring of 1996?
5. What was Boukreev's initial reaction to meeting his climbers?
6. Describe the rescue in Chapter 10, The First Delays.
7. In Chapter 10, The First Delays, what were the attitudes of the clients towards the guides of the Mountain Madness expedition?
8. Describe the location of the Mountain Madness climbers on May 1.
9. How did Boukreev justify not helping the clients set up at Camp II?
10. 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?
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