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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. Who was the first climber to be in distress on the descent of Everest?
(a) Krakauer.
(b) Fischer.
(c) Pittman.
(d) Fox.

2. What award did Boukreev receive in December of 1997?
(a) Scott Fischer Memorial Award.
(b) David A. Sowles Memorial Award.
(c) Mountain Madness Maniac Award.
(d) Rob Hall Memorial Award.

3. How did Beidleman describe the group of people in trouble in Chapter 18, Walk or Crawl?
(a) A "haystack."
(b) A "dogpile."
(c) A "pile of spaghetti."
(d) A "traffic jam."

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What format is Chapter 19, The Rescue Transcript, written in?

2. Why did Pittman trek to Pheriche?

3. What was Hall's response to Kasischke's decision?

4. The author DeWalt refered to the string of climbers hiking the mountain in Chapter 14, To The South Summit, as what?

5. What was happened to Ngawang Topche Sherpa?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the encounter between Boukreev and Yasuko Namba's husband.

2. Besides Boukreev, who else reached Camp IV after the summit, and what did Boukreev do?

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

4. What were Krakauer's criticisms of Boukreev?

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

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

7. What was DeWalt's hope for commercial climbing expeditions?

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

9. What were Dr. Hunt's thoughts on the climbers, in Chapter 17, Snowblind?

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

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