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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 did the Sherpas from Hall's group do for Fischer, in Chapter 20, The Last Attempt?
(a) Nothing, they just passed by.
(b) Gave him oxygen.
(c) Carried him down the mountain.
(d) Gave him gloves.

2. What odd occurrence disconcerted the Sherpas in Chapter 15, The Last Hundred?
(a) An image in the snow.
(b) A star in the middle of the day.
(c) An odd cloud formation.
(d) A strange whistling sound.

3. Who did Adams run into, in Chapter 18, Walk or Crawl?
(a) Fischer.
(b) Beidleman.
(c) Krakauer.
(d) Boukreev.

4. At what time did Beidleman make it to the South Summit?
(a) 10:35 a.m.
(b) 9:58 a.m.
(c) 12:00 p.m.
(d) 8:45 a.m.

5. What unique strategy did Krakauer use to make up time coming down the mountain?
(a) Glissading.
(b) Tumbling.
(c) Crawling.
(d) Gliding.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who provided evidence against Boukreev about the fixed ropes?

3. What did Boukreev learn from the Sherpas about Fischer?

4. In Pittman's satellite report in Chapter 13, Into the Death Zone, at Camp III, what did she report she was eating?

5. In Chapter 12, The Countdown, who stopped unexpectedly at Camp I?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened when the Mountain Madness team reached Camp IV?

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

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

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

6. On Boukreev's descent, in Chapter 16, Decision and Descent, what was the plan for Boukreev to ascend to Camp IV? Why is this important?

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

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

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

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

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