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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 Gammelgaard's reaction to the view of Everest at the Western Cwm?
(a) She wept.
(b) She fainted.
(c) She stared in fear.
(d) She ignored the view and kept climbing.
2. Why was Boukreev anxious about Lopsang?
(a) His experience.
(b) His attitude.
(c) His youthfulness.
(d) His education.
3. Where did Boukreev first meet Scott Fischer?
(a) At a supply store.
(b) At a party.
(c) In college.
(d) On a climb.
4. What was Dale Kruse's profession?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Dentist.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Psychiatrist.
5. What client was controversial to be included in the Everest climb?
(a) Kruse.
(b) Adams.
(c) Fox.
(d) Madsen.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was Karen Dickinson's job at Mountain Madness?
2. What in flight convenience did Boukreev and Ngima have on their flight to Everest?
3. What type of ladder was used across the crevasses?
4. At the end of Chapter 11, Toward the Push, Fischer joked that Boukreev and Adam were going to descend lower than base camp to ____.
5. What was Ngima Kale in charge of?
Short Essay Questions
1. With whom did Jon Krakauer originally sign on to climb, and why is this important?
2. What was the role of the Sherpas on a climbing expedition?
3. 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?
4. Who did Neal Beidleman recruit?
5. Who were the guides Fischer hired to lead his expedition?
6. Who was Sandy Hill Pittman?
7. What was Boukreev's initial reaction to meeting his climbers?
8. What was Beidleman's response to Boukreev's confusion of their role as guides?
9. Describe the rescue in Chapter 10, The First Delays.
10. In the months before the Everest climb, which mountains did Boukreev and Fischer each climb?
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