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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. One guide suggested, "One cannot be certain how any climber will perform. Good climbers sometimes failed, while marginal climbers succeeded through ____."
(a) Determination.
(b) Self-confidence.
(c) Hesitation.
(d) Doubt.

2. What season is it when the book opens?
(a) Summer.
(b) Winter.
(c) Spring.
(d) Fall.

3. What was the date at the beginning of Chapter 11, Toward the Push?
(a) April 25.
(b) April 23.
(c) April 27.
(d) April 21.

4. How was Sandy Hill Pittman described?
(a) An experienced climber.
(b) A wealthy socialite.
(c) A spoiled brat.
(d) An Olympic athlete.

5. Who was the exception to Boukreev's beliefs about his clients?
(a) Dickinson.
(b) Adams.
(c) Pittman.
(d) Gammelgaard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What caused problems at the beginning of Chapter 5, The Trail to Everest?

2. What nickname did others give Boukreev?

3. At the end of Chapter 11, Toward the Push, Fischer joked that Boukreev and Adam were going to descend lower than base camp to ____.

4. Where did the clients from the United States fly out of?

5. What was one barrier between Boukreev and his clients?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Sandy Pittman communicate with NBC?

2. About whom was Boukreev initially concerned?

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

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

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

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. How did Boukreev come to work for Mountain Madness as a guide?

8. Who was Sandy Hill Pittman?

9. What was the original plan to get to base camp, and how was it changed?

10. Who did Neal Beidleman recruit?

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