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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 the name of the book published about the climb?
(a) "Turnaround Time."
(b) "Into Thin Air."
(c) "Death on Everest."
(d) "Vanishing Point."

2. How many total hours of oxygen did the Mountain Madness climbers have?
(a) 21.
(b) 16.
(c) 18.
(d) 12.

3. Finish this phrase from Chapter 13, Into the Death Zone: Two tents. Two different expeditions. Eight climbers. Six votes: ____.
(a) Good idea.
(b) Bad idea.
(c) Checkmate.
(d) Let's do it.

4. What was the last mountain Boukreev attempted to climb?
(a) Makalu.
(b) Kamet.
(c) Cho Oyu.
(d) Annapurna I.

5. What did Pittman eat in Pheriche?
(a) Yak steak and french fries.
(b) Venison and lentils.
(c) Elk and rice.
(d) Spaghetti and meatballs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the first climber to be in distress on the descent of Everest?

2. What odd occurrence disconcerted the Sherpas in Chapter 15, The Last Hundred?

3. How did Boukreev die?

4. As a consultant, what kind of plan did Boukreev outline for the Everest climb in 1997?

5. Besides Boukreev, who else was alone in a tent, at the end of Chapter 17, Snowblind?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the group's actions lost on the South Col?

2. What were Hall's and Fischer's differing philosophies on climbing?

3. In Chapter 12, The Countdown, who was Boukreev concerned about?

4. What happened on Boukreev's first attempt from Camp IV to aid climbers?

5. What was a turnaround time, and how was it used by Hall's and Fischer's teams?

6. What were Krakauer's criticisms of Boukreev?

7. What happened to the climbers that didn't return from the expedition?

8. Describe Boukreev's return to Everest the following year.

9. Who was in the group on the South Col?

10. Describe the oxygen the team took on their summit push.

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