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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. In Chapter 12, The Countdown, who stopped unexpectedly at Camp I?
(a) Charlotte.
(b) Dale.
(c) Tim.
(d) Neal.
2. What important decision did Lou Kasischke make?
(a) To pack an extra oxygen canister.
(b) To push on towards the Summit at a more rapid pace.
(c) To turn around and head down the mountain.
(d) To turn on his radio.
3. Who was the first climber to be in distress on the descent of Everest?
(a) Fox.
(b) Krakauer.
(c) Pittman.
(d) Fischer.
4. How many total hours of oxygen did the Mountain Madness climbers have?
(a) 12.
(b) 18.
(c) 21.
(d) 16.
5. What award did Boukreev receive in December of 1997?
(a) Rob Hall Memorial Award.
(b) Scott Fischer Memorial Award.
(c) David A. Sowles Memorial Award.
(d) Mountain Madness Maniac Award.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who was the first person Boukreev escorted back to Camp IV?
2. What did Boukreev search for in Chapter 19, The Rescue Transcript, before going out for another rescue attempt?
3. After leaving Fischer in Chapter 20, The Last Attempt, how did Boukreev find his way back to Camp IV?
4. In Pittman's satellite report in Chapter 13, Into the Death Zone, at Camp III, what did she report she was eating?
5. At what time did Beidleman make it to the South Summit?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who were the first Mountain Madness climbers to reach the summit and at what time did they reach it?
2. What were Hall's and Fischer's differing philosophies on climbing?
3. What were Dr. Hunt's thoughts on the climbers, in Chapter 17, Snowblind?
4. What were Krakauer's criticisms of Boukreev?
5. What was DeWalt's hope for commercial climbing expeditions?
6. What happened to Kruse in Chapter 12, The Countdown?
7. What happened to the climbers that didn't return from the expedition?
8. Besides Boukreev, who else reached Camp IV after the summit, and what did Boukreev do?
9. Describe Boukreev's return to Everest the following year.
10. What happened on Boukreev's first attempt from Camp IV to aid climbers?
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