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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was base camp alerted to the problem with Ngawang Topche Sherpa?

2. What was the first major obstacle to the climb of Everest?

3. How was Sandy Hill Pittman described?

4. What was the name of Fischer's company?

5. At the end of Chapter 11, Toward the Push, Fischer joked that Boukreev and Adam were going to descend lower than base camp to ____.

Short Essay Questions

1. Who were the lead Sherpas hired by Fischer, and how did Boukreev feel about them?

2. Describe the relationship between Fischer and Boukreev in the planning stages of the expedition?

3. What was the role of the Sherpas on a climbing expedition?

4. How did Boukreev justify not helping the clients set up at Camp II?

5. Who did Neal Beidleman recruit?

6. Describe Pete and Klev Schoening, two of the Mountain Madness clients.

7. About whom was Boukreev initially concerned?

8. What request from Fischer surprised Boukreev, in Chapter 3, "Doing the Deals?"

9. In Chapter 10, The First Delays, what were the attitudes of the clients towards the guides of the Mountain Madness expedition?

10. What was Boukreev's confusion about his role as guide?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dale Kruse was cause for concern at more than one point in the novel. Describe the problems he caused for the rest of the team. Why was Fischer strongly tied to Kruse? What impact did Kruse's ailments specifically have on Fischer?

Essay Topic 2

After Krakauer's article was published, Boukreev wrote a response, but the publisher denied it, saying that it didn't fit within their guidelines. He offered to publish a version of Boukreev's response in 400 words, but the offer was declined. Write the 400 word response that Boukreev could have submitted.

Essay Topic 3

Boukreev points out repeatedly, the concerns he had about the climbers. What were his concerns? Why did he repeatedly assert these concerns throughout the book?

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