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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. How did Boukreev die?
(a) He got trapped on a mountain and froze.
(b) He fell off of a mountain cliff.
(c) He got altitude sickness.
(d) He was killed by an avalanche.

2. What strategy did Beidleman recommend while on the South Col?
(a) Lead the group to safety.
(b) Everyone for themselves.
(c) Stay together as a group.
(d) Split off into pairs.

3. Who led the lost group in the direction of Camp IV?
(a) Beidleman.
(b) Schoening.
(c) Madsen.
(d) Fox.

4. What important decision did Lou Kasischke make?
(a) To turn around and head down the mountain.
(b) To pack an extra oxygen canister.
(c) To turn on his radio.
(d) To push on towards the Summit at a more rapid pace.

5. Boukreev encountered Beck Weathers, asking for Rob Hall. How long had he been waiting for Hall?
(a) 8 hours.
(b) 30 minutes.
(c) 4 hours.
(d) 2 hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the book published about the climb?

2. What date did Boukreev arrive back at Base Camp?

3. What flow rate did Beidleman turn Pittman's oxygen up to in order to revive her?

4. From whose point of view is the Afterword written?

5. How many canisters of oxygen were taken by the Sherpas onto the South Summit for Fischer's team?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the weather like, in Chapter 16, Decision and Descent?

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

3. Describe Boukreev's rescue attempt of Fischer.

4. What were Boukreev's thoughts on the article published by Krakauer?

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

6. What happened to Kruse in Chapter 12, The Countdown?

7. What was the controversy over fixing the ropes from Camp IV to the Summit?

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. Describe Boukreev's rescue attempts on the South Col.

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